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How the afro returned to the catwalk – and why it matters
The Guardian
For 15 years – or 30 runway seasons in fashion speak – Prada had no black models on its catwalks. After the 1990s, a decade of fashion in which the clothes were being overshadowed by the larger than life
Chinoiserie at Valentino
Vogue Paris (EN) - By Eugénie Trochu, translated by Kate Matthams-Spencer
FASHION NEWS A key motif at Valentino was the rich embroidery based on Chinese symbols, created in collaboration with British designer Celia Birtwell, …
Oceans yield 1,500 new creatures, many others lurk unknown
Reuters
OSLO (Reuters) - Scientists identified almost 1,500 new creatures in the world’s oceans last year, including a humpbacked dolphin and a giant jellyfish, and reckon that most species of marine life are
Lobster 'as big as a human' found
The Telegraph - By Agency
The 480 million-year-old fossil of a human-sized lobster has been found in Morocco A filter-feeding ''lobster'' as big as a human took the place of whales 480 million years ago, a new fossil find has The
H7N9 bird flu has the makings of a pandemic virus, scientists warn - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Karen Kaplan
Scientists in China have identified an influenzavirus that they say has the potential to spread around the world, sickening and killing people whose immune systems have never faced a threat like it. The
Researchers Think There's A Warm Ocean On Enceladus
NPR - Geoff Brumfiel
Saturn's moon Enceladus is a mystery. From Earth it looks tiny and cold, and yet it's not a dead hunk of rock. Passing spacecraft see trenches and ridges, similar to Earth's, and in 2005 NASA's Cassini
Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance
TNW - Abhimanyu Ghoshal
The Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit organization behind Wikipedia — is suing the National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Department of Justice over the NSA’s mass surveillance program. It’s teaming
Chinese Scientists Prove Chemistry Can Be Beautiful [Video]
Popular Science - By Popular Science Staff
One of 10 award-winning visualizations from the 2015 Vizzies For many, the phrase “chemical reactions” conjures memories of tedious laboratory work and equations scribbled on exams. But Yan Liang, a professor
This incredible electron micrograph shows light as both a particle and a wave
The Verge - Russell Brandom
The particle-wave nature of light has fascinated researchers for more than 200 years, but a new experiment has allowed researchers to visualize it like never before. This image was taken by turning an
Depression makes the sting of rejection linger
futurity.org - Kara Gavin-U. Michigan
The pain of social rejection lasts longer for people who are depressed because their brain cells release less natural opioids, a pain and …
Los Angeles
Iran's ayatollah threatens to withhold gas unless sanctions lifted - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times - By Carol J. Williams and Ramin Mostaghim
Iran's supreme leader warned Wednesday that Western sanctions are unlikely to be lifted even in the event of a nuclear deal with six foreign powers because the West opposes the fundamental principles the
Pakistan and Afghan officials say Afghan Taliban signal readiness for talks
Reuters
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) - Senior Pakistani army, Afghan and diplomatic officials said on Thursday the Afghan Taliban had signalled they were willing to open peace talks with Kabul. The reports raised
Justice Dept. could sue Ferguson for racial discrimination
CNN - By Evan Perez and Alexandra Jaffe, CNN
Washington (CNN) — The Justice Department is preparing to bring a lawsuit against the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics used by officers, if the police
National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic