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Nostalgia: preferring 1975 does not prove life was betterA poll about the era in which people would like to have been born and the memory of an experience are not telling the same story. Here’s how to tell them apart.
Salima Bouayad Agha: preparing to swim the Channel with a purposeAt 67, the swimmer covered the distance from Dover to Sangatte on 3 October. Her accounts shed light on preparing for open-water swimming and her commitment to France Parkinson.
The Celts: what archaeology reveals behind the clichésBehind the warrior stereotypes, excavations reveal towns, craftspeople and exchanges between regions. From Bibracte to Lavau, what archaeology tells us about the Celts.
Triops: 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: 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.
3 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.
Ebola 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.
“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?
Denmark: 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.
Recipes 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.
Why 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.
Demonstrations ‘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.