Pallab GhoshScience Correspondent David Braun They look like simple stones, but they were state of the art tools millions of years ago, made with great skill and precison The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest Kenya. Researchers have found that the primitive humans who…
By Bloomberg Published November 4, 2025 Top executives at Western brands that do business in China are showing cautious optimism that consumer spending in the crucial market is starting to recover after a lengthy downturn. Louis Vuitton’s Shanghai ship store – Louis Vuitton “There’s some momentum building,” Estée Lauder chief executive officer Stéphane de La…
Georgia RobertsPolitical Correspondent SUPPLIED Natalie Rowntree says both she and her husband have been using sick days to attend IVF appointments Natalie Rowntree from North Yorkshire has recently started her IVF journey, and describes the process as “intense”. The 38-year-old has had seven IVF-related appointments in the space of eight weeks, including multiple blood tests,…
Published November 3, 2025 Rare Beauty and BÉIS have joined forces to release a limited-edition “Beauty On-the-Go” collection, announced across their verified Instagram and TikTok pages. The collaboration unites founders Selena Gomez and Shay Mitchell, longtime friends who expressed their excitement online, emphasizing their shared passion for beauty and travel. Selena Gomez and Shay Mitchell…
By Bloomberg Published November 3, 2025 European companies’ results show they’re navigating US tariffs a lot better than anticipated — a good omen for next year when they’re expected to deliver double-digit profit growth. See fashion showHermes – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. basket of European…
When some marine fish eventually adapted to life in fresh water, many also acquired a more elaborate way to hear, including middle ear bones that resemble those in humans. Two-thirds of freshwater species today rely on a specialized middle ear known as the Weberian apparatus. This group spans more than 10,000 species, from catfish to…
Published November 3, 2025 Several African organisations, supported by European, Asian and American experts, have sent a letter to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warning about the reliability of the data underpinning its global textile circularity projects. They also denounce the credence given to actors “subservient” to the fast fashion giants. Shutterstock It is,…
Published November 3, 2025 A Bottega Veneta brand ambassador since 2024, Australian actor Jacob Elordi fronts the house’s “What Are Dreams” project, a short film and photographic series by U.S. photographer, Duane Michals. Jacob Elordi photographed by Duane Michals for Bottega Veneta “Shot in black and white at Michals’s home in New York, the project…
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Centre for New Technologies at the University of Warsaw, and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) have explored how atoms influence one another when interacting with light. Their study, published in Physical Review Letters, expands on existing models of this effect. By demonstrating that direct…
A research team led by Professor Emeritus Takuji Hoshino of Okayama University of Science (OUS) has successfully cultivated a new wine grape variety called “Muscat Shiragai.” The hybrid was produced by crossing the wild Shiraga grape, a species native only to the Takahashi River basin in Okayama Prefecture, with Muscat of Alexandria. The group has…
