Researchers at Rice University have found that certain atom-thin semiconductors, known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), can physically shift their atomic lattice when exposed to light. This newly observed response offers a controllable way to tune the behavior and properties of these ultrathin materials. The phenomenon appears in a subtype of TMDs called Janus materials,…
The skin and muscle of Yuka’s front left leg are exceptionally well preserved Love Dalen A woolly mammoth that was frozen in the Siberian permafrost for nearly 40,000 years has yielded the world’s oldest RNA. The specimen, found in 2010 and nicknamed Yuka, is regarded as the best-preserved woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) ever found. Yuka…
By Reuters Published November 14, 2025 The opening of five new Shein concession stores across France has been delayed, department store owner Societe des Grands Magasins said on Friday, as it adjusts its strategy after some shoppers found prices at the Paris store too steep. Customers look at clothes in the first physical space of…
Astronomers working with the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton observatory and the LOFAR radio telescope have obtained clear evidence of a violent burst of material hurled into space by a distant star. The outflow was strong enough that any nearby planet in its path would likely have its atmosphere stripped away. This burst was identified as…
A recently uncovered and unusually intact impact crater is offering scientists new insights into how objects from space have struck Earth throughout its history. Researchers from Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, describe their findings in the journal Matter and Radiation at Extremes (AIP Publishing). They identified the feature as the Jinlin crater, a bowl-shaped structure positioned…
By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published November 14, 2025 Erika Andreetta, a partner at PwC Italy, where she is EMEA Fashion & Luxury Leader, spoke about second-hand fashion at the 30th Pambianco-PwC Fashion Summit held yesterday in Milan. Shutterstock “Second-hand fashion is becoming an increasingly significant market. In 2024, it generated a global revenue…
Published November 14, 2025 Elie Saab continues its strategy of expanding its aesthetic into real estate with the announcement of Stellar by Elie Saab, its first branded residential project on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The move follows the brand founded by the eponymous Lebanese fashion and haute couture designer’s projects in the Caribbean, the Maldives, and its exclusive…
An international team led by Hungarian scholars has successfully confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in Budapest belong to Duke Béla, the Ban of Macsó, who descended from both the Árpád and Rurik dynasties. This finding resolves a long-standing archaeological mystery that has lingered for more than a century. The project was organized by Tamás Hajdu…
Published November 14, 2025 Stella McCartney has launched a new campaign to support the Ryder bag series, described as the “first chapter”, so expect more to come. Eva Mendes for Stella McCartney The images star actress, activist and entrepreneur Eva Mendes while the overall campaign is something of a family affair with the images shot…
Scuffles between protesters and UN security staff broke out at the COP30 climate talks in Belém, Brazil on Tuesday night. Some demonstrators appeared to be wearing traditional Brazilian indigenous dress and others waved flags reading “our land is not for sale”. Security forces tried to stop the demonstrators entering the compound, creating a bottleneck at…
