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CairoScene
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
The SceneStyled Summer Knit Edit
From mesh tops to delicate threadwork dresses, this summer's knits are skipping the picnic blanket cliché and giving heatwave romance in all the right textures Jul 19, 2025 Forget cardigans. This summer's knits are sheer, slinky, and legally require SPF. The crochet revival has gone full coastal, turning beachwear into everyday wear, with just enough sass to raise eyebrows at brunch. It's a season of open weaves, delicate appliqués, and stitched silhouettes that leave nothing (and everything) to the imagination. Whether you're poolside on Egypt's North Coast or at a rooftop party in Marbella, there's a thread for every version of your summer alter ego. Daisy Crochet Dress White and Yellow | Oceanus Lightweight, sun-soaked, and easy to throw on. With soft white crochet over a yellow base, this one's made for barefoot beach walks and iced coffee stops on the way home. Avaris Jumpsuit | Amina Galal A full crochet jumpsuit that doesn't play it safe. Striped in sun-faded shades of mint and clay, with an open back and oversized tie, it's equal parts craft and attitude. Crochet Fishnet Shawl | RAFA Covers nothing, completes everything. This handmade cotton shawl won't keep you warm, but it will pull your whole look together without even trying. IBIZA Beach Dress in Sequin Mesh | COCOBELLE Low back, high shimmer. This sheer mesh moment comes with a gold seashell belt and a built-in RSVP to every party from Sahel to Mykonos. Effortless? Maybe. Unforgettable? Definitely. Sardine Chain Bag | Bottega Veneta Crochet, but make it sculptural. This raffia mini from Bottega pairs soft texture with a statement metallic handle and a braided chain strap, like a beach bag that quit its day job and now only goes to gallery openings. Kiwi Top in Green | Be Indie Because dressing like a kiwi is surprisingly hot. Crocheted in green with wooden bead fringe, it's tied up, backless, and not shy about it. Cotton miniskirt | Miu Miu Not too precious, not too plain. With its soft texture and crisp shape, this skirt does the whole effort-meets-attitude thing Miu Miu does best. Bondi II | ZYNE Delicate but grounded. Handwoven in raffia, these slingback flats bring just the right touch of texture to your summer look—equal parts barefoot energy and polished finish. 1969 Micro-Bag in Sequin Mesh | COCOBELLE Small, sparkly, and just enough. This sequin mesh mini fits your phone, your gloss, and your mood for the night. Anything else is kind of extra anyway. Rouge Knit Set | BAZIC Bright, flirty, and made for warm nights out. With a frilled mini and a cropped knit vest, this set hits that sweet spot between playful and just a little bit bold. Askala Sequin Crochet Dress | Retrofête Intricate, striking, and impossible to miss. The Askala dress stuns in turquoise sequin crochet, with a one-shoulder cut and high slit that bring just the right edge to summer nights. Golden Glaze Set | The Hoye A halter top and matching skirt, hand-crocheted in warm yellow with glossy sequins stitched throughout. Subtle sparkle, easy shape—summer dressing done right. Flores Dress | Rat & Boa Ivory crochet with scattered floral detail, short sleeves, and a soft V-neckline. The Flores dress is light, sheer, and quietly romantic—made for warm days and slow, pretty moments. Flower Crochet Earrings | Suna The Label Cute, light, and way easier than going full crochet. Just enough to play the part without fully committing. Summer in Bloom Crochet Top | Suna the Label Crocheted florals, a tie-back halter, and the kind of energy that makes everything else in your suitcase feel boring. Murex Gold Straw Box Clutch | Sarah's Bag Straw texture, gold shell clasp, sharp shape. The perfect add-on for a night out with friends.
Boston Globe
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
After months of rehab, 17 endangered sea turtles released off Cape Cod
'Cold-stunning is basically hypothermia for turtles,' said Adam Kennedy, the Aquarium's director of rescue and rehabilitation. 'They can't regulate their body temperature, so as the water gets colder, they float to the surface, and the wind blows them in.' Advertisement The phenomenon has worsened as the Gulf of Maine, Advertisement Most suffer from malnourishment, pneumonia, and other trauma after spending days or weeks adrift. 'You're bringing these turtles in from the winter, where they're kind of on death's doorstep,' Kennedy said. 'To this point where they look wonderful, they look great — and they're ready to go.' Biologist Amanda Alig introduced Graeae, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle, to the crowd before releasing it in Dennis. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Among those released was Tyche, a critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle with a serious facial injury. 'Not knowing if it could even open its mouth enough to eat — or whether it would be able to thrive — that was a big question when the turtle first arrived,' Kennedy said. 'We had to ask ourselves: Do you euthanize a turtle like that, or give it time?' The staff waited. Over the months, Tyche healed. Her story — documented by the Aquarium's team — Named after the Greek goddess of luck and fortune, Tyche was one of several turtles this season named under a mythology theme. Others released this week included Selene, Oceanus, Athena, and Pan — names that reflect each animal's journey. Helen, a loggerhead sea turtle, headed towards the water after being released at West Dennis Beach. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Ten turtles were fitted with satellite tags, and eight of those also received longer-lasting acoustic tags. Kara Dodge, a research scientist at the New England Aquarium, said satellite tags transmit real-time data when turtles surface to breathe, while acoustic tags work underwater but only near fixed receivers. Acoustic tags can last up to ten years, compared to six to twelve months for satellite tags. Advertisement Dodge said researchers use the tags to better understand what happens to turtles once they're released. 'Are they surviving? Are they reintegrating with the wild population? Are they doing, 'normal turtle things'?' she said. The 17 released this week are just the beginning. Twenty-five more remain in rehabilitation and will hopefully all be cleared for release later this summer. 'All the releases feel amazing,' Dodge said. 'It's just the culmination of so much work, and having them back in fantastic health and ready to go — it's pretty much thrilling every single time.' With a satellite tag attached to its shell, Oceanus headed out to sea after being released in Dennis. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Nathan Metcalf can be reached at
Scientific American
17-06-2025
- Science
- Scientific American
Readers Respond to the March 2025 Issue
FINDING A TOXIC SOURCE In ' Penguin Cartography ' [Advances], Gayoung Lee reports on research by marine biologist John Reinfelder and his colleagues about the accumulation of mercury in penguins. The story highlights gold mining as a source of such mercury. But according to an October 2010 article in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's (WHOI's) journal Oceanus, most of the mercury in the oceans has been created by coal power plants. This link is important because burning coal is also a major source of the carbon in the atmosphere that is causing climate change. TERRENCE DUNN VANCOUVER, WASH. On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. REINFELDER REPLIES: The WHOI article Dunn notes was published before the United Nations Environment Program's Global Mercury Assessment 2018, which shows that artisanal and small-scale gold mining constitute the largest single source of anthropogenic mercury emissions (representing 38 percent of such emissions). Coal combustion is the second-largest source (representing 21 percent). INSIGHT ON INSIGHT In ' The Wonder of Insight,' John Kounios and Yvette Kounios explore the neurocognitive underpinnings of the 'aha! moment.' I wonder whether the authors—or others in the field—have explored similar neurocognitive mechanisms in the experience of humor, particularly the moment of 'getting' a joke. Much like insight, the punchline of a joke often reconfigures our understanding of preceding information, and the moment of laughter seems to share the element of sudden recognition or restructuring. MARK HALLIWELL SMITH BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. The authors assert that 'messages about rewards can enhance insight—but only when they are displayed so briefly that a person cannot consciously perceive them.' Yet rewards' effect on insight is nuanced and context-dependent. Highly important rewards might sometimes shift focus toward immediate goals and thus limit the broad, exploratory thinking that is beneficial for insight. But in other contexts, they can boost motivation, persistence and creative problem-solving. Moreover, the authors seem to present a strict dichotomy by suggesting that only subliminal rewards can boost insight, potentially overlooking the role of conscious incentives. JAMAL I. BITTAR TOLEDO, OHIO Up to my early 20s, I was a highly creative person and produced beautiful paintings. Since I finished college and went into a line of work that requires a lot of analytical thinking, I have struggled to be artistically creative again. Until now, I thought I was just too mentally exhausted to produce new ideas. But after reading this article, I wonder if highly analytical tasks and constant deadlines at work are suppressing the part of my brain that used to make me creative. AILYN MONTES MIAMI, FLA. THE AUTHORS REPLY: Smith likens jokes to puzzles and suggests their punchlines can cause one's initial understanding to become restructured. There is a fair amount of research on this topic. But 'getting' a joke can impose a burden on the would-be life of the party: When you haven't rehearsed the joke sufficiently, you might mentally fixate on the punchline and give away the meaning of the joke while telling it. When you see something in a new light, it can be hard to remember it in the old light. Bittar argues that explicit rewards can motivate creativity. Research shows that the prospect of such a reward can incentivize people to persist on solving a problem, making them more likely to come up with a good idea. Research also shows, however, that offering explicit rewards can narrow the scope of thought to ideas closely related to the goal, making it more difficult for a person to explore remote associations and fringe ideas that could be fodder for a creative insight. And recent research does suggest that subliminal rewards, in particular, can energize thought without narrowing one's thinking. Outside-the-box thinking is more likely when one's eyes are not on the prize. Montes's reflections on how work-related pressures can sap one's creativity will ring true for many people. The kind of relaxed reverie that can give birth to an insight can be easily crushed by anxiety, the constant pressure to stay on task and a lack of sleep. That's why many creative ideas unexpectedly emerge during vacations. It's also why some businesses take their creative teams on vacationlike retreats. AH, SUGAR, SUGAR ' Sweet Surprise,' by Saima S. Iqbal [Advances; February], reports on a study on exposure to sugar restrictions among mid-20th-century infants in the U.K.: economist Tadeja Gračner and her team found that such exposure mitigated chronic ailments later in life. Is the relevant 'sugar' sucrose, which is 50 percent glucose and 50 percent fructose? If so, is glucose or fructose, or both, the culprit for subsequent ailments? RAJESH KULKARNI VIA E-MAIL GRAČNER REPLIES: Throughout the article, 'sugar' refers primarily to added sugar—sugar that is added to foods rather than naturally occurring, or intrinsic, sugar. These additives can come in many forms, including but not limited to honey, table sugar, molasses and high-fructose corn syrup. Our study did not specifically examine the exact sources of added sugar. OBJECTIVE SPHERICITY ' The Roundest Object in the Universe,' by Phil Plait [The Universe; February], asserts that, among known astronomical objects, the sun is the closest to a perfect sphere. I realize Plait was talking about natural objects, but I was surprised that he made no mention of Gravity Probe B. That orbiting experiment, which tested predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity, used four fused quartz spheres as its gyroscopes, and these objects were more spherical than the sun. DON JENNINGS COLLEGE PARK, MD. PLAIT REPLIES: I should have made it clear that I was exploring the question of the most spherical natural object. As many people have noted, there are some artificial objects vying for the title. They indeed include the gyroscopic rotors developed for NASA's Gravity Probe B mission, which launched in 2004. These ball-bearing-like gyroscopes were 3.8 centimeters across and deviated from sphericity by the thickness of just a few atoms. Unfortunately, there wasn't room in the article to mention them. So right after it was published online in November 2024, I followed up with more information in issue number 801 of my Bad Astronomy Newsletter. Other contenders for roundest object are the spheres used to measure Avogadro's constant, the number of atoms or molecules in one mole of a given substance. Having a nearly perfectly round object isn't just a matter of idle interest; our understanding of the universe can depend on it! CLARIFICATIONS In ' The Traumatic Roots of Addiction ' [October 2024], Maia Szalavitz refers to the train bound for Auschwitz with her father and his mother onboard as what was abandoned by the Nazis in 1944. The online version of ' Deep-Sea Mining Begins,' by Willem Marx [May], now describes Alisher Usmanov as a businessperson.
Business Wire
17-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Avata Biosciences Signs Co-Development and Licensing Agreement with Oceanus Bio for Exclusive Rights in Japan and Asia (Excluding China and India) for Novel Adult and Pediatric Oral Cannabidiol Therapies for Development in Epilepsy and Schizophrenia
LONDON & MELBOURNE, Australia & PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avata Biosciences Holdings Ltd ('Avata'), a pioneering biopharmaceutical company specializing in neuroscience drug discovery and clinical development, today announced it has signed a co-development and licensing agreement with Oceanus Bio, Inc. for the exclusive rights to AVAT-021 and AVAT-022 in Japan and Asia, except in China and India. The agreement comprises $95m in co-development contributions, regulatory and sales milestone payments to Avata. A further double-digit royalty on sales is agreed for the term of the agreement. Oceanus Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company founded by Kazunari Tsunaba and built upon proven leadership experience from Novartis Japan and Aculys Japan. With a mission to accelerate access to breakthrough therapies in Asia, Oceanus brings deep CNS expertise and a track record of successful drug development and commercialization in Japan. "We are thrilled to enter into this co-development and licensing agreement with Oceanus Bio to advance our patient-friendly, solid dose investigational CBD medicine in Japan and Asia," said Rupert Haynes, Chief Executive Officer of Avata Biosciences. "The epilepsy community has long sought a solid dose CBD medicine. While many have attempted to deliver a solid dose form, achieving the high therapeutic levels needed has proven challenging for developers. The ability to pack more than 200mg of CBD into size 0 capsules represents a significant technological innovation. This agreement and funding will accelerate clinical development, enable build out of our scalable manufacturing in the US, and open a broader opportunity to support many more patients with neurological diseases." Avata has achieved positive Phase 1 data demonstrating the tolerability and bioavailability of its lead oral asset, AVAT-021, in comparison to Epidiolex®. The trial met all pharmacokinetic objectives, marking a significant milestone in the development of the portfolio. The company is also developing AVAT-022, a water-soluble powder, as an alternative route of administration for children and others who find capsules difficult to swallow. 'We are excited to partner with Avata to advance the development of AVAT-021 and AVAT-022 in Japan and Asian countries. At Oceanus, we are committed to bridging global innovation with regional patient needs by accelerating access to transformative therapies. This collaboration represents a key step in fulfilling our mission to improve outcomes for patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders in Asia,' said Kazunari Tsunaba, CEO of Oceanus Bio. In the U.S., Avata plans to file an Investigational New Drug application in 2H 2025 and utilize the Food and Drug Administration 505(b)(2) expedited regulatory pathway, with a view to making a solid dose CBD prescription medicine commercially available for U.S. patients in the shortest possible timeframe. Oceanus will lead regulatory engagement and clinical development in Japan and Asian regions in close collaboration with Avata. About Avata Biosciences Avata Biosciences Ltd is a privately held biopharmaceutical company with a mission to improve the lives of patients living with neurological disease. The Company's lead asset has successfully completed its first Phase 1 study and is advancing to the next stage of clinical development in 2025. With a leadership team comprised of neuroscience and cannabinoid medicine veterans, Avata is utilizing the experience gained in cannabinoid drug development to bring new prescription medicines to patients suffering from serious diseases. For more information, visit About Oceanus Bio Oceanus Bio, Inc. is a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics in neurology and psychiatry. With deep experience in CNS drug development and a proven track record in bringing treatments to market in Japan and across Asia, Oceanus aims to accelerate patient access to transformative therapies through global partnerships.
CairoScene
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Monochrome Monday: Xenon Blue
Xenon Blue is the colour of cool confidence—part sci-fi, part summer memory. From chrome nails to pool tiles, it's sharp, sleek, and undeniably magnetic. This Monday, it gets its moment. Blue has always been a shapeshifter, sometimes icy and distant, other times calm and contemplative. But Xenon Blue feels like something else entirely. It's cooler than the sky, sharper than denim. It's the colour of novelty, of clean slates and unfamiliar cities just before sunrise. This week's blue leans futuristic. Think glass towers reflecting cloudless skies, or the shimmer on a freshly done chrome manicure. It's precise, poised, and ever so slightly aloof, like a friend who's always put together but still somehow impossible to read. It's the blue of tech dreams and vintage sports cars, of pool tiles you only ever saw on holiday. The kind of blue that says 'don't touch' and 'don't look away' at the same time. This Monochrome Monday, Xenon Blue gets her moment…: Elie Saab | Silk Long Dress Cut in lustrous silk and dyed a saturated bluel, this gown draws from Elie Saab's couture vocabulary—floor-grazing, form-following, and photogenic from every angle. Flabelus | Aurora Handmade in Spain with recycled velvet and jute soles, the Aurora blends slipper-like comfort with ballroom-adjacent structure. A practical flat with aristocratic references. Dolce & Gabbana | Light Blue for Him & Her Built around Sicilian lemon and cedarwood, this fragrance duo offers crisp top notes and a clean drydown. A direct, linear scent profile with mass appeal. Oceanus | Crescent Shell Bell Sleeve Dress Fully beaded and cut with flared sleeves, this Oceanus piece merges shell motifs with red-carpet engineering. Made for movement, not subtlety. Eterna | Capri Set Majolica Digitally printed with Majolica-inspired tilework, the fabric blend offers airflow without compromising on structure. Clean tailoring underlines the pattern-heavy surface. Nashwa Jewelry | The Lucid Collection Lucid features oversized quartz and citrine set in open bezels—translucent, not ornamental. The settings are sculptural, anchored in weight and polish. Mesh Mesh | Alhambra Bag In Bahari Blue Woven in PVC, this top handle bag takes cues from Spanish architecture. Bahari Blue references both the material and the coast it nods to. Sara El Emary | The Perfect Denim Collection Stitched in Cairo with contrast topstitching and selvedge-weight denim, this collection reworks classic silhouettes through a local production lens. Tailoring over trend.
