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A green flash visible on the horizon during a sunset in Grenada.

Basic science · Nov 7, 2026Green flash: why the Sun’s last edge can change colourThe green flash is not a new kind of light from the Sun. Refraction, dispersion and atmospheric conditions explain why its last edge can briefly appear green.

Permafrost ice exposed by erosion on the bank of Birch Creek, Alaska.

Climate · Nov 6, 2026Arctic methane: why estimates are not yet telling the same storyThe AMPAC-Net review highlights a gap between two methods of estimating emissions. Understanding this difference means distinguishing stored carbon, released gases and measurements in the atmosphere.

The Hubble Space Telescope above Earth, photographed from Atlantis in May 2009.

Space · Nov 6, 2026Hubble: why NASA is considering a new servicing missionNASA is consulting companies on extending Hubble’s mission or preparing for its end. Orbit, instruments, complementarity with Webb: what is at stake.

Véronique Sanson at the microphone at the Seine Musicale in April 2018, archive photograph.

Music · Nov 6, 2026Véronique Sanson: a tour under way and fifty years of « Vancouver »After the Rockhal and Caen, the tour continues until December. Meanwhile, the reissues of « Vancouver » invite listeners to rediscover the people behind the 1976 album.

Leafless trees in a field beneath a misty sky.

Climate · Nov 4, 2026Winter: a mild trend does not mean three months without coldMétéo-France favours a mild quarter from November to January. What this probability means, and what it does not tell us about cold or snow.

Microsoft building and sign surrounded by greenery in Redmond

AI · Nov 4, 2026MAI Image 2.7: AI editing is judged by what it leaves unchanged, tooMicrosoft launches a new image-editing preview. Its ranking draws attention, but the real test is whether it can make the requested changes without damaging anything else.

A person holds a pink video game controller in their hands.

AI · Nov 4, 2026Genie 4: changing a world live puts consistency to the testGoogle is adding live instructions and sound to its generated worlds. To understand what Genie 4 offers, it is important to distinguish between a convincing setting, a useful prototype and a verifiable simulation.

Artist’s impression of TOI-561 b and its atmosphere above an ocean of magma; illustration published in 2025.

Space · Nov 1, 2026TOI-561 b: how Webb is investigating the clouds of a lava planetA study of infrared variations from TOI-561 b favours a highly reflective atmosphere. Here is what Webb is actually measuring, what the models explain and what remains to be verified.

Aubervilliers town hall, the starting point of the silent march on 25 October 2026

France · Oct 29, 2026In Aubervilliers, tribute to Pengo Bossio Wangi brought together grief and fear of racismOn 25 October, Pengo Bossio Wangi’s MMA club drew a crowd in Aubervilliers. Four days later, a look back at a bereavement that became a collective response to racism.

Small black smoke machine with handle, photographed against a white background; illustration.

Cinema · Oct 28, 2026Jean-François Lemaire: physical effects also shape the lightStage smoke can transform lighting. The work of Jean-François Lemaire and film tests show what happens before the final image.

Lenticular clouds over Mount Rainier in the United States, photographed in 2011. An illustrative atmospheric landscape, unrelated to the 2025 CO₂ readings.

Climate · Oct 27, 2026CO₂ record in 2025: why the atmosphere continues to accumulate greenhouse gasesThe WMO reports a new record for CO₂, methane and nitrous oxide in 2025. What concentrations actually measure and what NOAA’s independent readings show.

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?