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February 07, 2026
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 space
Cambridge 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 record
Beijing (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 technology
Columbus 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 sapiens
Berlin, 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
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Chinese villagers win battle against forced cremation after protests
Beijing (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 moved
Berlin, 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 Iberia
Berlin, 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 orangutans
Bangkok (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 life
Iznik, 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 rights
Pa 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 territories
Brasilia (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 intelligence
Boston 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 forest
Belem, 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 future
Belem, 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

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 01, 2025
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OpenAI says a million ChatGPT users talk about suicide
San 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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European hunter-gatherers altered landscapes long before farming
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
New evidence has revealed that humans significantly influenced Europe's vegetation tens of thousands of years before agricultural practices began. Recent research led by Aarhus University, using com ... more
Guinea baboons implement social structure when distributing meat
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
Researchers from the German Primate Center have revealed that Guinea baboons regulate the transfer of meat through established social dynamics closely paralleling human hunter-gatherer communities. ... more
Rapid human brain and skull changes outpace other apes in evolutionary race
London, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2025
A recent study from University College London has revealed that human evolution took a dramatic leap forward in the pace of skull and brain changes compared to other apes. Using advanced 3D scans, t ... more
Bionic Eye Restores Reading Vision for Patients Blinded by Macular Degeneration
London, UK (SPX) Oct 21, 2025
A wireless bionic eye implant known as PRIMA has achieved what was once thought impossible - restoring central reading vision in people who were completely blind due to advanced age-related macular ... more
Jane Goodall's final wish: blast Trump, Musk and Putin to space
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2025
It's like the opposite of naming your dream dinner party guests. ... more
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