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Triops cancriformis photographed in an aquarium on pale sand and pebbles, with its long antennae and shield-shaped shell.

Nature and environment · Oct 28, 2026Triops: why their eggs can wait for the next rainTriops live in pools that can disappear for months. Studies shed light on the dormancy of their eggs, their resistance to drying out and the signals that trigger hatching.

Thierry Lhermitte in an archive photograph dated 18 December 2008, during the tour of Biographie sans Antoinette.

Profiles & stories · Oct 27, 2026Thierry Lhermitte: a curiosity about research turned into a work of knowledge-sharingWith Passeur de science, published in autumn 2026, the actor builds on his laboratory visits and columns. A career as a science communicator rooted in encounters, without confusing fame with medical expertise.

A mixture of crushed barley malt for brewing beer. Illustrative photograph by Neil916, 2010.

Food and dining · Oct 27, 20263 Brasseurs announce opening in Trélissac on 29 OctoberAt La Feuilleraie, the new restaurant will combine brasserie food with beer brewed on site. The chain has confirmed the opening date as 29 October 2026.

Medical supplies being unloaded at Beni airport in North Kivu, DRC, on 5 August 2018. Archive photograph.

International · Oct 27, 2026Ebola in the DRC: more than 10,000 confirmed cases, vaccine trial under wayThe figures announced on 27 October stand at 10,060 confirmed cases and 4,887 deaths. The Tumaini trial, launched in Bunia, still needs to establish whether candidate vaccines protect against Bundibugyo.

A grand piano in the Radio France Auditorium, an archive photograph from 2018 illustrating the musical world, unrelated to a Gloomy Sunday concert.

Music · Oct 27, 2026“Gloomy Sunday”: how a song became a disturbing legendA Hungarian song from the 1930s reputed to be “dangerous”: what do the archives really prove about “Gloomy Sunday”, the alleged bans and its cover versions?

Close-up photograph of sharpened coloured pencils on a page, illustrating the school context, with no depiction of a Danish school.

Education · Oct 27, 2026Denmark: bill sets out rules for teachers’ physical interventionIntroduced on 8 October 2026, Bill L 45 would widen the scope for physical intervention in response to serious disruption. The debate remains open, between protection and the risk of escalation.

A person’s hands typing on a laptop, in a photograph illustrating an internet search and not a specific AI service.

AI · Oct 27, 2026Recipes and AI: why click-free answers are putting websites at riskAI-generated summaries sometimes answer questions without sending users to the source website. Pew, the Reuters Institute and Google offer three perspectives that need to be distinguished.

A common tern in flight at Haff Réimech, Luxembourg, with a fish in its beak. Illustrative photograph, not directly related to the species measured.

Nature and environment · Oct 27, 2026Why soaring can take less energy than swimming: what 38 species revealA study published in October 2026 compares 17 years of movements by birds and bats. The condor barely flaps its wings, but its efficiency depends on air currents.

1789 medal depicting deputies renouncing privileges in the chamber of the National Assembly.

Opinion · Oct 27, 2026Demonstrations ‘without violence in the past’: what the archives really tell us1789, May 68 and research into civil resistance: the past never simply pitted good, peaceful marches against bad, violent protests.

Four sugar cubes on a black background, one on a spoon, an illustrative image of fast-acting sugar and not a blood glucose measurement.

Health · Oct 27, 2026Type 1 diabetes and sex: what a study of 110 encounters foundAmong 12 adults monitored with glucose sensors, no clinically significant hypoglycaemia was observed during 110 sexual encounters. Reassuring findings, but the study is too small to rule out all risk.

Keys and small metal objects arranged on a gauze pad after their removal, figure 3 of the case report published in March 2026.

Health · Oct 27, 2026Thirty keys removed by endoscopy: understanding the doctors’ decisionHow do you remove thirty keys and two magnets from a stomach without opening the abdomen? A team in Mogadishu describes the procedure in the Journal of Surgical Case Reports, on 17 March 2026.

Hands hold a black alarm clock above a bed. Illustrative photograph of the sleep-wake rhythm.

Health · Oct 27, 2026Depression and the body clock: what researchers found in 23% of participantsMarked fatigue on waking, shifted sleep patterns, mood that varies with the seasons: Australian researchers brought these characteristics together to explore a depression profile linked to biological rhythms.