Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published November 3, 2025 Vranjes Firenze, the Florentine perfume house founded in 1983, has acquired a 51% stake in Integra Fragrances, a company specializing in olfactory branding services for clients in the luxury, fashion, hospitality and design sectors. The deal represents a strategic move toward creating a new hub dedicated…
Introduction This report provides an analysis of donor government funding for family planning in low- and middle-income countries in 2024, the most recent year available, as well as trends over time. It includes both bilateral funding from donor governments and their contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It is part of an effort…
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and partner institutions assembled one of the most complete single-cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas identifies nearly every cell type, records their genetic signatures, and shows how these cells grow and interact. It also compares leading laboratory methods for producing high-quality neurons, advancing efforts to develop new…
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News Naomi Ochwat Hektoria Glacier in February 2024, flowing into the partly frozen ocean The recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which could have major implications for future sea-level rise. The researchers found that Hektoria Glacier retreated by more…
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have come closer to understanding one of nature’s most fascinating abilities: the art of disguise. Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and their cephalopod relatives are masters of camouflage, able to instantly shift their skin color to blend into their surroundings. This extraordinary transformation is driven by a natural pigment…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 3, 2025 Esfan Eghtessadi, who founded the Essentiel Antwerp label in 1999 in Antwerp with Inge Onsea, has told FashionNetwork.com that the label expects revenue to keep on growing in 2025, bolstered by new physical and online retail initiatives. Eghtessadi, the Franco-Iranian-Belgian son of designer Nicole Cadine, grew up in…
A group of orcas in the Gulf of California has been filmed using remarkable skill to hunt young great white sharks, flipping them onto their backs to reach the nutrient-packed liver. The group, known as Moctezuma’s pod, may be exploiting shifts in ocean temperatures that have changed shark nursery zones. These warmer waters could be…
Getty Images The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition. The archipelago’s health ministry announced on Saturday that it would be illegal for younger generations to use, buy or sell tobacco within the…
For billions of years, bacteria have fought an unending battle with viruses, developing a wide range of survival strategies. Now, scientists say these age-old microbial defenses could inspire new antiviral tools for humans. Thomas Wood, a professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, and his team have uncovered a long-overlooked bacterial mechanism that helps protect…
Mitochondria are tiny structures inside cells that generate the energy required for the body to move, grow, and maintain health. Because energy needs change continuously, mitochondria must constantly fine-tune their activity to keep up. This adaptability depends in part on the nutrients available to the cell. Yet until recently, scientists did not fully understand how…
