Scientists Are Using Sound To Unlock Our Planet’s Secrets
Waves crash. Tree branches vibrate. Mosquitoes hum. These phenomena take place every day but not everyone necessarily hears them. Indeed, some sounds happen in places that are hard…
NYC Schools to Close Again as COVID-19 Cases Rise
New York City schools will shut down on Thursday, shifting all students in the country’s largest school district to fully remote learning as coronavirus cases creep upward in…
Meet The Astronauts Picked For NASA’s Back-to-the-Moon Mission
Time was, there were 24 living astronauts who could boast of having visited the moon. The years and mortality have taken their toll, and half a century on,…
Don’t sweat it- how natural deodorant went mainstream in 2019
Justin Bieber was one of the biggest stars to back the trend, launching his own plant-based deodorant with Schmidt’s Naturals in November. Dubbed Here+Now, the baking soda-free deodorant…
Ahead of the Met Gala, camp fashion is on the rise, says Lyst
According to data from the global fashion search platform Lyst, searches for sequins, ruffles, feathers and glitter are up compared to the same time last year. The number…
Net-zero in fashion, but clothing giants struggle to cut emissions
With a chance to strut their climate commitments at COP27 talks, clothing brands and manufacturers discussed global warming — but some admitted that their pledge to halve emissions…
GN3RA metaverse for creators partners with Royal College of Art
This link-up, which is in collaboration with the RCA Fashion MA programme, “will offer bespoke digital creations by seven leading RCA fashion alumni for GN3RA creators to…
UK consumer spend- shoppers shun stores but spend more online, fashion suffers
It was the biggest decline since last April and saw expenditure in physical stores falling 1.6% at the height of the Christmas shopping season. However, e-commerce spending rose…
US textiles & apparel exports up 4.05% during January 2023
Category-wise, apparel exports increased by 14.97% year-on-year to $575.443 million, while the exports of yarn ($340.260 million) and fabric ($683.212 million) increased by 0.53% and 4.06%, respectively in…
John Lewis links with Zyler for rental virtual try on tech
It has teamed up with specialist Zyler to launch its ‘Try It On’ function, “to elevate the rental experience for customers”, aiming to “bring an immersive virtual feature”…