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Men's fashion goes low-risk in uncertain world
Paris, France (AFP) Jan 25, 2026 Paris Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up Sunday, saw designers opt for often pragmatic and timeless styling, reflecting a low-risk approach at an uncertain time for the industry, experts said. After a 2025 marked by sweeping turnover among creative directors and numerous debuts, this Fall/Winter 2026 edition was more measured, in substance as well as in style. "It's been a fairly conservative season, without any incredible propositions," Matthieu Morge Zucconi, head of men's fashion at Franc ... read more |
To flexibly organize thought, the brain makes use of spaceCambridge MA (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information. How does the well-controlled and yet highly nimble nature of cogni ... more
China's birth rate falls to lowest on recordBeijing (AFP) Jan 19, 2026 China's birth rate plunged last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed on Monday, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to curb the decline. ... more
Socializing alone: The downside of communication technologyColumbus OH (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A review of more than 1,000 studies suggests that using technology to communicate with others is better than nothing - but still not as good as face-to-face interactions. Researchers found tha ... more
Moroccan fossils trace ancient African branch near origin of Homo sapiensBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 An international team has analyzed newly described hominin fossils from Thomas Quarry I near Casablanca, Morocco, identifying an African population close to the base of the lineage that later gave r ... more |
Chinese villagers win battle against forced cremation after protestsBeijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Protests in rural China have thwarted government attempts to enforce cremation in place of traditional burials, demonstrators say, as economic pressures fuel unrest in poor areas. ... more
Ligament clues refine picture of how early hominins movedBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 When scientists reconstruct how fossil hominins moved, they usually examine bone morphology and muscle attachment sites to track the evolution of bipedalism, but soft tissues such as joint ligaments ... more
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in IberiaBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Researchers at the University of Cologne have developed a simulation model to examine how Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans may have encountered each other on the Iberian Peninsula during ... more
Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutansBangkok (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday. ... more
Turkey basilica emerges from lake, illuminating early Church lifeIznik, Turkey (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey. ... more |
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Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rightsPa Bon, Thailand (AFP) Nov 21, 2025 Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey. ... more
Brazil defines boundaries for 10 new Indigenous territoriesBrasilia (AFP) Nov 18, 2025 Brazil's government announced Monday that boundaries have been drawn for 10 new Indigenous territories, a move that follows protests for more representation that disrupted UN climate talks in the Amazonian city of Belem. ... more
Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligenceBoston MA (SPX) Nov 12, 2025 Associate Professor Phillip Isola studies the ways in which intelligent machines "think," in an effort to safely integrate AI into human society. "I see all the different kinds of intelligence ... more
COP30 has a mascot: the fiery-haired guardian of Brazil's forestBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 10, 2025 With a spear in hand and red hair rising like fire, the mischievous forest guardian from Brazil's Indigenous folklore, Curupira, is the mascot of this year's UN climate conference in the Amazon. ... more
COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's futureBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 At COP30 in Belem, in Brazil's Amazon region, the country's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, hopes Indigenous peoples will play a leading role in the international climate conference that begins Monday. ... more |
Descended From Everyone, Related To No One
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OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about suicideSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide. ... more |
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