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Macerator toilet broken: make it safe, observe and prepare for the repairA motor that hums or keeps restarting does not point to a single fault. Useful checks, things to avoid and information to pass on to the repairer.
An ultrasound tube guides matter through the air: what the Helsinki prototype demonstratesEight centimetres, 256 emitters and 50 watts: a prototype guides matter without a wall. Its potential and the steps still needed before industrial use.
Lake Nyos: how dissolved CO₂ caused the 1986 disasterIn Cameroon, Lake Nyos released a deadly cloud of CO₂ in August 1986. Understanding how the gas was stored at depth also explains how degassing systems work.
Fake delivery drivers in Luxembourg: the parcel conceals a card theftPolice report card swaps during a purported delivery payment. What to do at the door, and where to turn if your card or PIN has been stolen.
2026 is not 1789: what the word ‘revolution’ really measuresEmmanuel de Waresquiel compares the October demonstrations with 1789 while rejecting the equivalence. Institutions, sovereignty and presidential precedents provide a way to test the word ‘revolution’.
Périgueux: the Canon français banquets are over, but the controversy remainsNearly 3,000 diners, no major incidents reported and a mayor standing by his decision. The calm of the weekend has not, however, put an end to the political debate, just hours before the municipal council meeting.
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.
Overdrafts: 43% of French people affected, what changes in NovemberA 2026 survey distinguishes between 43% who have been overdrawn at least once a year and 18% who are overdrawn monthly. From 20 November, France will strengthen its assessment of new overdraft facilities.
Heatwave: why the body becomes exhausted when nights stay hotSweating, humidity, the heart and kidneys: understanding the body’s limits in prolonged heat and MeteoLux’s new alert system.