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Technology · Nov 4, 2026Pages, Numbers, Keynote: what opening up to AI agents changesApple announces assistants in its apps and the ability to connect them to external agents. Two different uses, with access conditions worth examining closely.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, beneath an orange sky at sunset.

Space · Nov 2, 20262026 ED138: what the candidate for dwarf-planet status really revealsSpotted in Rubin data, this distant body also appears in TESS archives. Its orbit is becoming clearer, but its size and shape remain to be established.

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AI · Nov 1, 2026ChatGPT at work in France: what requests to rewrite revealText revision tops the professional requests from France measured by OpenAI. A snapshot of usage that should be read in context: it measures neither the number of employees using the tool nor their productivity.

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Books · Nov 1, 2026From ‘Rossignol’ to ‘Au-delà du ciel’: utopia still has stories to tellImagining a better world does not eliminate conflict. Three books offer ways to look differently at coexistence, progress and artificial intelligence.

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Cinema · Nov 1, 2026Why do we enjoy being scared at the cinema? The thrill is about more than a jump scareA noise, a moment of anticipation, a danger we know is fictional: horror films play on several levels. Research sheds light on this particular pleasure without suggesting it is universal.

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Nature and environment · Nov 1, 2026Malformed frogs: what the parasite Ribeiroia reveals about life in pondsA parasite can disrupt the development of frogs’ legs. But understanding these abnormalities means following a whole network: snails, birds, nutrients and tadpole development.

Artist’s impression of TOI-561 b and its atmosphere above an ocean of magma; illustration published in 2025.

Space · Nov 1, 2026TOI-561 b: how Webb is investigating the clouds of a lava planetA study of infrared variations from TOI-561 b favours a highly reflective atmosphere. Here is what Webb is actually measuring, what the models explain and what remains to be verified.

The Aletsch Glacier and its neighbours in the Swiss Alps, seen by Landsat 8 on 6 August 2024.

Climate · Nov 1, 2026Retreating glaciers: what a map cannot tell a walkerMaps record the retreat of glaciers, but do not describe conditions on the day. From measuring climate change to unstable terrain and route planning, here are the key distinctions to bear in mind.

Steve Jefferts and Tom Heavner beside the NIST-F2 atomic clock in the United States, in 2014.

Basic science · Nov 1, 2026Atomic clocks: why our time depends on a networkThe alert over the clocks at the Paris Observatory highlights an essential infrastructure. The atomic second, world time and GPS: three concepts to distinguish.

Men waiting near food aid trucks in Somalia, archive photograph from December 1992.

International · Oct 28, 2026Somalia: the food crisis is up against a lack of aid and the risk of floodingThe IPC projects that 5.4 million people will be in food crisis or worse from October to December. A lack of funding and the risk of flooding are complicating the response.

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Books · Oct 28, 2026La Mort devant soi: Rose-Marie Lagrave turns old age into an investigationAn introduction to Rose-Marie Lagrave’s autobiographical investigation into old age, dependency and care relationships, based on an extract and the contents page.

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France · Oct 28, 2026France: understanding the call for a parliamentary inquiry after TrappesClémence Guetté announces a renewed push on 27 October. Proposal, establishment and proceedings: the stages of an inquiry commission and its limits in relation to the justice system.