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Barnes Ice Cap: why researchers speak of an interrupted glaciationPlants preserved beneath the ice trace an ancient advance, followed by a retreat. The finding sheds light on a slow process, without heralding an imminent deep freeze.
Thomas Ospital: why every organ demands a new process of adaptationKeyboards, tonal possibilities and preparation time: the organist’s documented career sheds light on what happens before a recital.
Should you put a spider back outside? The answer depends on its habitatSpiders found in a house do not all live there in the same way. Two natural history museums explain why one-size-fits-all advice is not enough.
The Moon’s formation: what an assembly in a few hours meansSimulations can form a satellite directly after an impact. The 2026 research sheds light on the role of heat and the strength of rocks, without proving a single scenario.
Pike: understanding a predator through the habitats it usesThe pike’s shape explains its ambush-hunting style. Its reproduction also highlights the importance of aquatic vegetation, floodplains and links between aquatic environments.
Discover prehistory in the Grande Grotte at Arcy-sur-CureIn Yonne, the visit brings together cave paintings and underground landscapes. Choosing the right tour helps distinguish a general introduction from an archaeological perspective.
Dementia: why vascular health also matters for the years lived without the diseaseA US cohort links smoking, hypertension and diabetes to shorter survival without dementia. The finding also includes the risk of early death.
Webb: reading planetary collisions in stardustA study of 21 debris discs distinguishes several mineral signatures. Astronomers infer collisions between large rocky bodies, without observing them directly.
2001: A Space Odyssey: why Kubrick lets the images tell the storyThe 1968 film was developed with Arthur C. Clarke, but left out some of the screenplay’s explanations. Its history sheds light on the space it gives to images and music.
White roofs: what reflective paint can change in a buildingA light-coloured coating can limit the heat build-up on a roof. Its effect indoors also depends on the climate, insulation and the building.
Bayeux Tapestry: reading a conquest in the threads of an embroideryThe medieval work is on display in London until 11 July 2027. Its technique and the uncertainties surrounding its making invite us to look differently at this account of the conquest of England.
Ghost trains: archives show they existed well before the 1950sBlackpool’s Ghost Train dates back to 1930, and drawings held in Sheffield document these attractions during the same decade. Their history calls for a distinction between an opening date and a single invention.