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Spring onions with their roots and foliage, in an illustrative photograph.

Lifestyle · Nov 8, 2026Garlic, leeks, lettuce: what can you really regrow?A leek base or a lettuce stump can grow new leaves, but not necessarily an entire vegetable. Garlic, on the other hand, needs to be planted in soil to form a new bulb.

Several potted plants on a shelf in front of a window, photograph for illustration purposes.

Lifestyle · Nov 8, 2026Houseplants in winter: adjusting light, watering and heatingIn winter, light, temperature and watering are linked. Here’s how to adapt houseplant care to the species and the actual conditions in the room.

Jane Austen’s house in Chawton, a red-brick building in Hampshire, illustrative photograph.

Books · Nov 8, 2026In Sense and Sensibility, love also runs up against moneyIn Jane Austen’s novel, the contrast between Elinor and Marianne is not simply reason versus passion: inheritance, money and economic dependence also shape their choices.

Gaël Monfils hits a backhand at the 2009 US Open, archive photograph.

Tennis · Nov 8, 2026Gaël Monfils as Davis Cup captain: a new role in service of the teamThe FFT has confirmed Gaël Monfils’s appointment as captain of the French Davis Cup team. His experience as a player becomes an asset to put at the service of the team, without prejudging the results to come.

Carlos Alcaraz at the Argentina Open in February 2024, archive photograph.

Tennis · Nov 8, 2026Alcaraz-Shelton: contrasting paths to the Paris Masters finalAlcaraz beat Ruud without facing a break point; Shelton came back from a set and then a break down against Van Assche. Two contrasting paths to a final shaped by their previous meeting at the US Open.

The three turrets of Fort Thüngen in Luxembourg, photographed in December 2023.

Culture · Nov 7, 2026Fort Thüngen: the Three Acorns beyond the turretsThe Three Acorns are just one landmark among the layers of Fort Thüngen: a largely preserved underground network, remains and a redoubt rebuilt to nineteenth-century plans.

A green flash visible on the horizon during a sunset in Grenada.

Basic science · Nov 7, 2026Green flash: why the Sun’s last edge can change colourThe green flash is not a new kind of light from the Sun. Refraction, dispersion and atmospheric conditions explain why its last edge can briefly appear green.

Insulation and roofing panels being installed on a building site; illustrative photograph taken outside Luxembourg.

Society · Nov 7, 2026Renovating in Luxembourg: the order of works starts with an overall assessmentIn Luxembourg, the order of an energy renovation is determined by looking at the home as a whole. An assessment, coordination between insulation and heating, and the stages of the Klimabonus scheme: useful pointers before starting work.

Marie Schreiber in Maasmechelen in January 2026; archive photograph.

Cycling · Nov 7, 2026Cyclocross European Championships: Marie Schreiber first across the line, second in the standingsMarie Schreiber crossed the line first in Zeddam, but the jury relegated her after the final sprint. Lucinda Brand wins the European title; the Luxembourger is placed second.

A dugout canoe on the Lawa between Maripasoula and Suriname, in December 2013; archive photograph.

Nature and environment · Nov 7, 2026In Suriname, gold mining around Wayana villages puts far more than the forest at stakeAround the Lawa, gold mining threatens forest habitats and the resources on which the Wayana depend. The report also documents the limits of available knowledge about wildlife and mercury contamination.

A North Atlantic right whale and its calf, in an archival photograph from 2010; these are not the animals spotted at Anticosti in 2026.

Nature and environment · Nov 7, 2026North Atlantic right whales: calf identified late in CanadaPhotographed near Anticosti on 25 September, a calf probably born during the 2025-2026 season was identified after the images were analysed. The case shows how photographic catalogues refine the figures, without making counts exhaustive.

The TESS satellite being prepared at Kennedy Space Center in February 2018.

Space · Nov 7, 2026Black Hole Hunters: what internet users are looking for in TESS dataThe Black Hole Hunters project invites the public to spot variations in TESS data that are consistent with the presence of black holes. These patterns remain candidates to be checked, not confirmed discoveries.