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.
Is the European Union missing in action on the Israeli-Palestinian issue?
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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.
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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.
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Isabelle Guérin, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Elena Reboul, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM), and Timothée Narring, Université Paris Cité
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.
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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.
While working from home can have advantages, new research shows that there can also be a wide range of negative effects, including psychological reactions such as emotional exhaustion.
The first specimen of Bipalium admarginatum was found by George Verdon in the jungle of a tropical island.
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Letizia Gaja Pinoja, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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.
The lush Canton of Valais has long been known as Switzerland’s most prolific wine-making region.
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Jean-Philippe Weisskopf, Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO) and Philippe Masset, Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO)
In the face of climate change, research shows it might be best not to put all one’s grapes in one basket.
The French international football player Paul Pogba has been outspoken about his Muslim faith.
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The French Football Federation has recently ruled against breaks for religious motives. But if French players’ attitude during the 2023 Ramadan are anything to go by, the debate is far from closed.
Our DNA is a treasure-trove of information. However, there are limits to what it can reveal about us.
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New genetic studies claim to be able to foretell our intelligence or predisposition to certain diseases. But two scientists beg to disagree, reminding us that not everything is written in our DNA.
According to an investigation by a consortium of journalists, certain tax practices in banks have led to a loss of revenue of 150 billion euros over 15 years in Europe.
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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.
Young people walk behind a banner during a demonstration in Paris against the reform of the pension system.
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The adoption of France’s pension-reform law without a vote of the National Assembly puts greater demands on workers for the benefit of those who have already retired.
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.
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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.
Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)