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Objects left on the Moon: how mission equipment becomes heritageCameras, instruments and commemorative objects form an archive in situ. Cataloguing them helps us understand the missions and prepare for their protection.
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.
Statins and muscle pain: what a study explains about calciumResearch published in 2025 shows how atorvastatin can activate a muscle protein. This laboratory finding does not amount to a new treatment being available.
Teenagers and social media: spotting when it encroaches on daily lifeHow often someone uses social media is not enough to describe a problem. Sleep, neglected activities and loss of control offer more concrete indicators.
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.
The Abolition of Privileges: entering the night of 4 August with Bertrand GuillotBertrand Guillot’s account gives the people involved in a textbook date a voice. A way into the book that distinguishes the decision of 1789 from the long disappearance of feudal rights.
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.
Photo Ark: why the 18,000-species milestone is more than a collection of imagesJoel Sartore’s project reached this milestone in August 2026 with a red handfish. His approach gives a place to smaller species that are often less visible.
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.
Charpentier’s Médée: voices bring the tragedy to life in concert performanceThe concert on 30 September 2026, featuring Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Les Épopées, was broadcast on France Musique on 24 October. A few pointers for approaching the work.
Haydn: the concerto that makes a new trumpet singWritten in 1796 for Anton Weidinger, the E-flat concerto accompanied an innovation: a trumpet capable of playing the entire chromatic scale.
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.