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la perte de valeur des actifs exposés au dérèglement climatique est de -27 % en moyenne. Shutterstock

Extreme weather could burn investment portfolios by mid-century

According to a study by EDHEC, some investors could see the value of their portfolios plummet by 50% by 2050 as a result of the multiplication of extreme weather events.
French citizens celebrate Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the country’s 2017 presidential elections. Lorie Shaull/Flickr

Debate: Why France needs the Fifth Republic

Opposition forces in France are using the president’s unpopularity to push for a new constitution. It’s a dangerous game.
Not only is deforestation unsightly. Fewer trees also mean less precious carbon sinks to absorb anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Flickr

Why we won’t be able to prevent climate breakdown without changing our relationship to the rest of the living world

Any smart climate strategy will need to simultaneously move away from fossil fuels and protect biodiversity, including through carbon sink preservation and a shift toward sustainable agriculture.
In the heat of the summer, time can sometimes appear like it’s melting away. However, our body clock is there to keep track of the hours gone by. Joseph Jacobs, Shutterstock

Biological clocks: how does our body know that time goes by?

Our bodies are able to perceive time thanks to our internal clocks, which are also used by the other living beings with which we interact.
Debt renegotiation between debtors (mostly older, minority women) and debt collectors (in green and from behind). December 2019, debt renegotiation fair in Vitoria (Espirito Santo) Brazil. T. Narring

How debt has morphed into a new form of work for women

In different parts of the world, managing debt on a day-to-day basis is a real job, and one that is mainly taken on by women.
Former US president Donald Trump’s repeaded false statements about the 2020 election having been “stolen” from him eventually led supporters to attack the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Wikimedia

Conspiracy theories: how social media can help them spread and even spark violence

Conspiracy theories may be baseless, but they can have a range of harmful real-world consequences, including spreading lies, undermining trust in media and government and inciting violence.
The first specimen of Bipalium admarginatum was found by George Verdon in the jungle of a tropical island. George Verdon

Last seen 90 years ago, strange worm species is found crawling in Malaysia

A strange worm found in the jungle, then harvested and preserved in… gin, provides a better understanding of the evolution and genetics of flatworms.
Genève, exposition Nationale, le “Village Noir” dans le parc de Plaisance Antoine Elie Chevalley, photographe

Dehumanisation, animalisation: inside the terrible world of Swiss human zoos

On paper, the lush and wealthy city of Geneva is one of the capitals of human rights. Yet, one historian’s work points to a darker history few one want to see.
Cashless payments have advantages, but only to those who have the means to make them. Karolina Grabowska/Pexels

The problem with cashless payments

The slow disappearance of cash has advantages, but it can also exclude the most vulnerable from socio-economic activity. It’s also a privatisation that deteriorates the symbolic dimensions of money.
A demonstrator holds a placard reading “Macron, no no no no, 49,3 times no”, a reference to a French law that would allow the country’s president to pass pension reform without a vote in the National Assembly. Christophe Simon/AFP

Debate: The forward march of labour restarts with historic strikes in France and the UK

While the scale of the strikes in both countries is historic, a scholar in employer relations notes the legislative conditions framing industrial action in the UK are much more restrictive.

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