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‘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.
At the Pic du Midi, plan your planetarium visit before the November closureA session in French, an €8 supplement and access subject to the weather: what you need to know to discover the planetarium without confusing a projection with observing through a telescope.
In Madagascar, data workers make AI possible, often behind the scenesBehind the training and correction of AI models, teams in Madagascar do skilled work. A 2026 investigation sheds light on their role and the issues surrounding outsourcing.
Nancy beat Laval 1-0: Fdaouch extends the run to four winsAS Nancy Lorraine beat Laval 1-0 on 23 October 2026, thanks to Zakaria Fdaouch in the 68th minute. A fourth consecutive win at the end of a match that was tighter than the two teams’ form might suggest.
Beneath the Moon, a pit is not enough to reveal an entire caveImages, radar and thermal measurements shed light on lunar cavities. But an entrance spotted from orbit reveals neither the extent of the underground nor whether it is habitable.
Bleached corals and jellyfish: how to read the signs of an ocean in changeNOAA confirms the scale of heat stress on reefs, but jellyfish blooms do not follow a simple global pattern. Scientists explain why.
The first photograph of Earth from space: what the 1946 flight showedA camera aboard a V-2 photographed Earth on 24 October 1946, from an altitude of about 105 kilometres. A suborbital flight, long before images of the entire globe.
Greenland: what the 2,347 km³ of ice lost between 2010 and 2023 measuresAn analysis combining CryoSat and ICESat-2 describes the thinning of the ice sheet. It is also valuable for comparing two measurement methods.
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.
Winter time: beneath the sea, animals follow different clocksOur clocks change, but the ocean does not. Yet fish, plankton and corals set their activity by the light, the tides, the Moon and the seasons.
NFL in France: Pittsburgh win 16–10 in first game at Saint-DenisThe 25 October match drew 78,488 paying spectators, according to the NFL. The Steelers contained the Saints after half-time and took their record to five wins.
Lenticular clouds: why do they seem to stand still in the wind?Their lens-shaped form sometimes stays in place while air flows through them. Condensation, terrain and mountain waves explain this apparent paradox.