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A fake bear created by AI, a real alert: how the context was lostThe street was real. The bear, however, had been added using an artificial intelligence tool. In Magdagachi, in Russia’s Far East, the photograph left a private exchange and triggered a search for an animal that did not exist.
Origins, bereavement, family history: finding the words to talk to childrenA question about adoption, a death or a difficult episode in family history calls for neither the same vocabulary nor the same level of detail.
A debt of 119% of GDP: how to assess France’s ability to repayOutstanding debt, deficit, interest and maturities: four reference points for understanding French public debt, without confusing rising interest rates with default.
House sparrow: why its chirping is becoming rarer in some citiesEurope lost around half of its house sparrows between 1980 and 2017. What do these figures really tell us, and how should we interpret the counts from Luxembourg gardens in 2020 and 2025?
Algeria–Niger: what the vote on sending troops authorisesFollowing the parliamentary vote on 25 October, Algiers is planning a deployment to Madama. The timetable and troop numbers remain unknown in information available on 26 October.
Your cat is avoiding you: damaged trust or a sign of discomfort?Cats can form attachment bonds with humans and become wary after stressful experiences. But a sudden change can also be a sign of pain.
France exports electricity: is it really independent?With net exports of 92.3 TWh in 2025, France has set an electricity record. But its reliance on oil, gas and uranium tells a different story about dependence.
Why Star Wars spacecraft don’t look like real rocketsStaged rockets, the heat of atmospheric re-entry, life on board and the speed of light: what physics really allows spacecraft to do.
Boulez and the ‘Gurre-Lieder’: why this 1975 recording still mattersRecorded in London in 1974 and released in 1975, the *Gurre-Lieder* conducted by Pierre Boulez also tell the story of Arnold Schönberg’s musical evolution.
‘Art History’: why telling the story of artworks differently changes how we see themA collective volume edited by Étienne Anheim, Laurence Bertrand Dorléac and Charlotte Guichard proposes revisiting art history through materials, places, problems and methods.
After clicking “Buy”: what really happens before deliveryBank authorisation, stock reservation, packing, transport, returns: an online purchase sets off a chain of operations that often goes unseen. Here are the steps and the rights consumers need to know about.
CAP after 2027: European agricultural negotiations take place in LuxembourgMeeting in Luxembourg on 26 and 27 October 2026, EU ministers are negotiating a partial position on the future CAP. Aid for farmers, the 2028-2034 budget, small farms: what is proposed and what remains to be decided.