The image of 3I/ATLAS interstellar object taken by Tianwen-1 orbiter’s high-resolution camera from a distance of about 28.96 million kilometers on Oct. 3th, 2025. Credit: CNSA The interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS just flew past Mars, and China’s Tianwen-1 mission managed to snap some pics with its high-resolution camera. According to the China National Space…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China has just unveiled a new set of climate targets that will shape the pace of global decarbonization for years to come. As the United States steps back from climate leadership, the world’s attention has turned to China—the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and a growing powerhouse in clean energy technology….
Network ES proximity, resilience, and recovery under perturbation. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2505434122 What do brains and the stock market have in common? While this might sound like a set-up for a joke, new research from U-M researchers reveals that the behaviors of brains and economies during crises can…
China’s Long March 2F rocket, carrying three astronauts for the Shenzhou 21 manned space mission, blasts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwestern China, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong China said Saturday that it successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 spaceship on a mission to the country’s orbiting space station, sending…
Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels A new study reveals that labeling clothes with a breakdown of the cost of an item per wear (CPW) can shift consumers away from fast fashion towards higher quality, longer lasting clothing. Cost per wear, calculated by dividing the price by how long the item is likely to last, can…
Using the novel top-down prompting strategy and expert guidance, ChatGPT can become a valuable tool for fashion trend prediction, especially for fashion students and small brands. Credit: Yoon Kyung Lee / Pusan National University Fashion trend forecasting helps companies predict which clothes will be popular in upcoming seasons. Traditionally, this has relied on experts’ intuition,…
As political headwinds challenge green policies and Gen Z demands greater accountability, the global fashion industry faces a crossroads — caught between data that proves progress and a growing divide over how to sustain it. In fresh data released by market-research firm Kantar and the Dutch-Italian luxury label Aurélien, 69 percent of Gen Z luxury…
Credit: Min An from Pexels According to a doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, appealing to personal well-being is a more effective way to reduce clothing consumption than invoking environmental concerns. Essi Vesterinen’s research in marketing reveals that extending the lifespan of clothes is linked to better subjective well-being and a more positive body…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many Americans choose food based on cost and nutrition, but personal values, such as animal welfare and environmental concerns, also shape what ends up on our plates. Now, researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and the University of Nottingham…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physicist Albert Einstein famously posited that if he only had an hour to crack a daunting problem, he’d devote 55 minutes to understanding it and only five minutes to crafting a solution. Einstein believed that the most difficult aspect of problem-solving was gaining a comprehensive grasp of the challenge to be…