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Space · Nov 8, 2026Teghaza 001, a meteorite that takes us back to Mars’s earliest rocksFound in Mali, Teghaza 001 contains minerals at least 4.1 billion years old. Its zircons and traces of alteration by water offer a rare window into Mars’s ancient crust.↗
AI · Nov 8, 2026AI and research: behind the hours saved, the challenge of proofA study by Google and researchers affiliated with MIT reports time savings declared by scientists, but also hypotheses awaiting testing and a substantial need for verification. Speeding up tasks is not enough to validate discoveries.↗
Basic science · Nov 8, 2026Biosphere 2: how soil and concrete altered the oxygen balanceThe fall in oxygen levels in Biosphere 2 revealed an unexpected mechanism: the soil consumed oxygen while the concrete absorbed some of the carbon dioxide. A lesson in the limits of closed ecosystems.↗
Space · Nov 8, 2026Beyond Neptune, 27 small objects shed light on the early Solar SystemHubble and James Webb have detected 27 small objects beyond Neptune. Their colours and sizes offer clues about collisions and the formation of the Solar System’s first solid bodies.↗
Society · Nov 8, 2026In Kirchberg, the tram is due to reach the European School in 2027The first 2.3-kilometre section is due to reach the European School at the start of the 2027 school year. In Kirchberg, the project also includes a redesign of the boulevard and changes to traffic during the works.↗
Technology · Nov 8, 2026HOA A1: what its digital signature really provesThe HOA A1 links its photos to a capture certificate. This signature can help detect whether a file has been modified, but it does not prove that the photographed scene is real.↗
Business · Nov 8, 2026AMD: data centres at the heart of its strategy, without abandoning the PCData centres accounted for nearly 64% of AMD’s revenue in the third quarter of 2026. This figure covers far more than just artificial intelligence chips, while its PC, gaming and embedded businesses are following different trajectories.↗
AI · Nov 8, 2026Spaces, Meta’s tool that turns a prompt into a workspaceWith Spaces, Meta wants to let users create persistent tools in Muse from a description. Their usefulness will depend on the connected apps, the data they can access and the control retained over updates.↗
AI · Nov 8, 2026MoE AI model: why are only some parameters working on each token?‘Mixture of Experts’ models activate certain sub-networks for each token. This selective computation reduces some of the work, but does not sum up either the memory required or actual performance.↗
Technology · Nov 8, 2026Can SwitchBot’s outdoor lights stay up all year?SwitchBot’s outdoor lighting system combines colourful effects, white LEDs and Matter compatibility. Here’s what its controls, protection ratings and permanent installation involve.↗
Space · Nov 8, 2026Little red dots: an X-ray clue in the young UniverseA very distant red object emits X-rays: an anomaly observed by Chandra and Webb that could shed light on the nature of the little red dots in the young Universe, without yet solving their mystery.↗
Lifestyle · Nov 8, 2026Carers: a free day to find out more and take a breather in OrneOn 23 November, a free day in Tourouvre-au-Perche will bring together information on services, opportunities to talk and time to relax for carers and local residents.↗
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