From bold prints to gender-defying clothes: 4 things to know about contemporary African fashion
African fashion has driven global trends for decades. An expansive new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum helps contextualize it. African designers are making a splash, from fashion weeks in Dakar and Lagos, to Paris runway shows by South A.....»»
Surprise! Ötzi the Iceman was bald and had darker skin than presumed
Ötzi’s ancestors were early Anatolian farmers, not Steppe Herders as previously believed. Enlarge / Study reveals that compared to other contemporary Europeans, Ötzi’s genome had an unusually high proportion of genes in com.....»»
Little African snake can swallow biggest prey relative to its size
Pythons have huge appetites, but which snake around the world would win an eating contest?.....»»
Declining cost of renewables and climate change curb the need for African hydropower expansion
Hydropower, traditionally one of Africa's most important sources of electricity, will rapidly fade in importance and cede its position to solar power. The attractiveness of new hydropower is decreasing fast, both due to the increasing economic compet.....»»
The predictive power of social media data in fashion forecasting
Fashion and social media are both ever evolving. So why not put the two together? New research in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management says utilizing social media to predict sales of apparel and footwear items based on social media posts and.....»»
Color-coordinated Apple Watch faces could automatically match your band – or clothes
If your commitment to fashion runs as far as color-coordinated Apple Watch faces to match your band or outfit, a future Watch may be able to automate the process. A newly granted Apple patent describes how a future model could have a sensor embedd.....»»
Who should play Robin in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold movie?
Batman: The Brave and the Bold is still years away, but DT can't help but wonder: Who will play Robin, the Dark Knight's crime-fighting partner?.....»»
FIFA Women"s World Cup successes reflect gender gap differences between countries
The recent FIFA Women's World Cup was nothing short of exhilarating, with the final match between Spain's victorious La Roja team versus England's Lionesses leaving fans on the edge of their seats......»»
Musk’s X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records
Twitter—now X—was fined for defying a judge’s deadline to comply with a warrant for records related to Donald Trump’s social media account. Twitter Inc., now rebranded as X, was fined $350,000 for defying a judge’s dea.....»»
How gender inequality is hindering Japan"s economic growth
Japan's economy is under pressure from rising energy prices and defense costs and the impact of the pandemic. Plummeting birth rates and an aging population further threaten the sustainability of its labor market. A 2023 study by independent thinktan.....»»
Scientists identify mechanism that explains the characteristic properties of "strange metals"
For nearly 40 years, materials called 'strange metals' have flummoxed quantum physicists, defying explanation by operating outside the normal rules of electricity......»»
Electrochemical flow aziridination of terpenes
Due to the inherent physiological properties of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moieties, the construction of nitrogen-containing compounds has emerged as one of the central issues in contemporary synthetic chemistry over recent decades. Among these.....»»
Genetic study of 3rd- to 16th-century people living on Canary Islands provide North African history clues
A team of paleo-geneticists at Universidad de La Laguna on Santa Cruz de Tenerife, working with colleagues from other Canary Islands and European institutes, has found that studying the genes of people living in the Canary Islands from the 3rd to the.....»»
This Bold Plan to Kick the World’s Coal Habit Might Actually Work
Novel climate-financing deals are promising to shut off dirty energy plants in developing countries and retrain their staff to work in the green economy......»»
Origins of the plantation system revealed
The first-ever investigation of an archaeological site on São Tomé is revealing the African island's involvement in the inception of the plantation economic model later exported to the Americas......»»
Morocco breaks heat record
Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heat wave......»»
No regrets: Gender-affirming chest surgery in adults has long-term satisfaction
Evidence of high satisfaction among adults getting gender-affirming care. Enlarge / MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/06/25: Participant seen holding a sign at the march. Thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets of Ma.....»»
A roadmap to help AI technologies speak African languages
From text-generating ChatGPT to voice-activated Siri, artificial intelligence-powered tools are designed to aid our everyday life—as long as you speak a language they support. These technologies are out of reach for billions of people who don't use.....»»
Cheap wind and solar could revolutionize the African grid
Dams could help Africa go green, but many no longer make economic sense. Enlarge / The Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe. (credit: Robert Holmes) One of the big challenges we face regarding climate change is that we have to lower o.....»»
Indigenous voices need to lead Australia"s response to the climate crisis
Australia must address historic and contemporary systemic racism to better tackle the climate crisis, according to one of the key conclusions in a paper published in Science, in a special edition where the international publication turns its gaze on.....»»
Study reveals persistent racial disparities in school exclusionary discipline, recommends promising reforms
Despite the practice of exclusionary discipline in schools declining over the past decade, policy and program reforms intended to replace the practice largely have not benefited African American students, according to a new study from Associate Profe.....»»