US-based Tatcha enters Spanish market via Sephora
Tatcha, a U.S. cosmetics firm inspired by Japanese beauty rituals, is finalizing its entry into…
Cheetahs naturally turned into mummies in caves in Saudi Arabia
One of the cheetah mummies inside the cave it was found in Ahmed Boug et al. 2025/National Centre for Wildlife, Saudi Arabia The mummified remains of seven cheetahs, some dating back thousands of years, have been reported in caves in Saudi Arabia – the first naturally mummified big cats ever found by scientists. Cheetahs (Acinonyx…
H&M’s Q3 profit beats estimates, warns of Q4 margin pressure
By Reuters Published September 25, 2025 Swedish fashion group H&M posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results on Thursday, reporting a sharp rise in operating profit. However, the retailer also warned of rising tariff-related costs and forecasted flat sales in September, indicating continued margin pressure ahead. Sweden’s H&M sees stronger Q3 but flags impact of U.S. tariffs –…
Bags brand Strathberry launches debut cashmere collection
Published September 25, 2025 Best known for its bags, Strathberry has expanded its reach by this week entering ready-to-wear and introducing its first cashmere collection. Strathberry Made in the brand’s home country, Scotland, we’re told the new pieces are “rooted in heritage and inspired by a commitment to conscious luxury”. They include a range of…
Google’s Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use
A prototype app called Pixeltone developed by Adobe Research and the University of Michigan showed the possibility of using voice control and touch for photo editing. The top comment on the YouTube video demonstrating the capability is this one, left by a viewer 12 years ago: “Why so much hate? It isn’t for the “real”…
Tunbridge Wells nurse describes ‘chaotic’ night baby died
Family handout Tommy died when he was seven months old The night a baby died with an undiagnosed heart condition in a Kent hospital was “quite chaotic”, a court has been told. Head nurse Ronald Carrido was giving evidence at an inquest into the death of seven month-old Tommy Kneebone on 21 January, 2023, at…
LVMH expands in South Korea as luxury demand shifts from China and the US
By Bloomberg Published September 25, 2025 LVMH is ramping up its expansion in South Korea, with the luxury conglomerate seeking to diversify its global footprint amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties that are clouding the consumer spending outlook in the United States and China. Louis Vuitton store in Seoul – DR The group’s two largest fashion…
Hidden bacterial molecules in the brain reveal new secrets of sleep
What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the micro-organisms spawned in our intestines. New research from Washington State University suggests a new paradigm in understanding sleep, demonstrating that a substance in the mesh-like walls of bacteria, known as peptidoglycan, is naturally present…
How AI and Wikipedia have sent vulnerable languages into a doom spiral
Iwuala, who now works as a professional translator between English and Igbo, said the users doing the most damage are inexperienced and see AI translations as a way to quickly increase the profile of the Igbo Wikipedia. She often finds herself having to explain at online edit-a-thons she organizes, or over email to various error-prone…
This flower smells like dying ants, and flies can’t resist it
Ko Mochizuki of the University of Tokyo has discovered that Vincetoxicum nakaianum, a dogbane species native to Japan described for the first time by Mochizuki and his collaborators only a year ago, mimics the smell of ants attacked by spiders to attract flies that feed on such attacked insects, and in the process pollinate the…
Breakthrough wetsuits slash shark attack injuries and save lives
Australian shark experts have tested four bite-resistant materials to assess their ability to reduce injuries and blood loss. While internal and crushing injuries may still occur, bite-resistant wetsuits can now be added to the ‘toolkit’ of measures available to reduce shark-bite risk and resulting injuries, say researchers from Flinders University’s Southern Shark Ecology Group. Shark…
