Women are still underrepresented in decision-making positions, yet research shows that gender equality can lead to more qualified leaders and better outcomes.
Police lead Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss away from a house in Hessen, Frankfurt after a raid on December 7.
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Screen addiction is already a household term, but is there any scientific basis for this phenomenon? We take a look at the methods used to measure it and its actual hold on the population.
The Internet is anything but immaterial, as all those messages, images, and videos live in data centres, which consume immense amounts of energy.
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The energy consumption of Internet use has multiplied by a thousand-fold in 20 years. So how can we better visualise our energy ‘spending’ and reduce carbon emissions?
A homeless person and a dog sleep in a Barcelona street on a rainy day.
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In a new study, the authors discuss the role that poor forest management in protected areas, commercial plantations and fuel condition play in the spread of fire.
France’s Convention for the Climate, held from 2019 to 2020, brought together 150 randomly selected citizens and asked them define measures to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990.
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Decision-making bodies created by random selection, citizens’ assemblies are creating a sense of optimism about democracy among those who have heard about or taken part in them.
Language-learning research in the Netherlands has determined that using a foreign language rather than just memorizing its grammar can transform how students progress.
Clara Haskil in a photograph used in the documentary ‘Clara Haskil. Le mystère de l'interprète’.
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To export hydrogen through the new pipeline, Spain and Portugal would first have to be able to produce enough to meet domestic demand and have surpluses to send to France.
‘Otus bikegila’, the new species of owl discovered in Central Africa.
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Yann Bruna, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières
For some parents, apps offer a practical way of keeping tabs on one’s family. But many children and teenagers experience it is as unwelcome surveillance.
Music influences our brain from an early age.
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When we listen to music, our brain predicts what will happen next. This prediction then influences whether or not we enjoy a song.
Dan Stoenescu, head of the EU delegation for Syria, during a visit to the territories controlled by the Damascus regime on 8 August 2022.
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Vincent Costes, Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES)
If you see something mystifying happening in Europe’s skies, get in touch with France’s Study and Information Group on Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena. They could well have a rational explanation for you.