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An Se-young and Sung Ji-hyun on court at the 2019 Chinese Taipei Open.

Sport · Nov 8, 2026An Se-young wins the Korea Open and claims her 11th international title of the yearBy beating Akane Yamaguchi in three games in Yeosu, An Se-young claimed her eleventh international title of the year, equalling a record. This is a total distinct from the eight World Tour events she won in 2026.

Trees in a forest during a period of drought, illustrative photograph.

Nature and environment · Nov 8, 2026In Occitanie, stress on trees can continue after summerIn Occitanie, the heat and lack of rain in summer 2026 put trees under strain. Understanding water stress helps distinguish early leaf fall from decline or death, and shows why the effects can last.

Trees covered in kudzu in Piedmont Park, Atlanta.

Nature and environment · Nov 8, 2026Kudzu: how a plant introduced to protect soils can smother an environmentIntroduced in the United States and then promoted to combat erosion, kudzu can form dense carpets in open environments. Its history sheds light on the mechanisms that make an introduced plant difficult to contain.

Raindrops form ripples in a puddle on sandy ground.

Science · Nov 8, 2026Petrichor: how rain brings the smell of the earth to the surfaceMolecules from soil and plants contribute to the smell of rain. Experiments filmed at very high speed shed light on how raindrops set them circulating again.

A European robin with an orange breast on a branch in a snowy landscape, illustrative photograph.

Nature and environment · Nov 8, 2026Why robins follow gardeners and still sing in winterTurned soil gives them access to food; their song also helps defend a territory. These two behaviours shed light on the robin behind its familiar appearance.

Young trees awaiting planting in an open field, stock photograph.

Lifestyle · Nov 8, 2026Planting trees and shrubs in autumn: the soil matters as much as the seasonAutumn can encourage trees and shrubs to take root, but the season alone is not enough: the type of plant, soil conditions and frost all determine the right time.

Spring onions with their roots and foliage, in an illustrative photograph.

Lifestyle · Nov 8, 2026Garlic, leeks, lettuce: what can you really regrow?A leek base or a lettuce stump can grow new leaves, but not necessarily an entire vegetable. Garlic, on the other hand, needs to be planted in soil to form a new bulb.

An indri in vegetation in Madagascar, illustrating lemur conservation.

Nature and environment · Nov 7, 2026In Madagascar, linking forests is not enough: habitat must be restoredIn eastern Madagascar, a forest corridor aims to reconnect two protected areas. The first plantings and lemur observations are encouraging, but do not yet prove that the habitat is recovering sustainably.

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.

Cross-section of a composter showing several layers of organic materials, illustrative photograph.

Nature and environment · Nov 6, 2026Compost and PFAS: what QualiAgro’s monitoring still needs to clarifyINRAE and Veolia are extending their cooperation on agricultural composts. The benefits for soils are documented; the fate of PFAS and microplastics requires separate monitoring.

An earthworm photographed in Plužna, Slovenia, illustrating soil fauna.

Nature and environment · Nov 6, 2026SolsVivants: understanding what organisms beneath our feet doThe CNRS-INRAE programme is starting with €9 million over five years. Its challenge: to link organisms and their interactions to how soils actually function.

Wooded landscape near Bagnols-en-Forêt in July 2023, archive photograph

Nature and environment · Nov 4, 2026Var and Drôme: after the Mission Nature fundraiser, how can restoration be monitored?More than seven million euros were announced after three October draws. Studies, works and ecological monitoring: what this funding makes possible to understand, and what remains to be clarified.