Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, becoming riddled with malfunctioning proteins that result in cell death and the loss of memory and cognition. But other people’s brains remain almost perfectly intact, their thinking as sharp at 80 as it was in their 50s. A paper published in the journal Nature provides a new potential explanation for this discrepancy, and it taps into one of the hottest debates in neuroscience: whether human brains can grow new neurons in adulthood, a phenomenon...

The newest porcelain table service from Hermès, Natures Marines features hand-drawn botanical illustrations by British artist Katie Scott At Paris Design Week, Hermès presented their new porcelain table service: dubbed Natures Marines, the 34-piece collection made its debut inside an old carpentry workshop on a tidal landscape formed of sand on the cement floor. For this tableware collection, Hermès’ Artistic Directors of Home Universe Charlotte Macaux Perelman and Alexis Fabry turned to...

The Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean once again designed and dressed the Haitian Olympic delegation with a look inspired by Haiti's revolutionary leader, Toussaint Louverture, a general in the Haitian army, usually portrayed upon his horse. The looks by Jean set the Internet on fire, citing the team as one of the best-dressed teams of the Opening Ceremony, along with Mongolia, Brazil (by Moncler) and the U.S.A. (by Ralph Lauren). Jean has worked with Olympic teams since 2012, creating...