Heatwave 2026: a geographer imagines 2055 differently
What would a carbon neutral world look like in 2055? At the end of this scorching summer, my book demonstrates that it…
Fires 2026: after the flames, the long administrative battle of the victims
Starting from scratch From May to July 2026, France experienced the strongest average temperature anomaly in the world (+2.8°C compared to normal…
A Lawn Cemetery Reshaped American Burial Without Anyone Noticing
Look around an older cemetery before the year 1900, and look around a more modern one that dates from the years after…
The Upright Debate: Two Writers Argue About the Standing Stone
Editorial note: We assigned two contributors – one a lifelong advocate of the classic standing monument, the other a committed skeptic of…
Laetitia Corcelle: “Singing creates a bond”
She sang before she could speak. At least that’s what his parents, music lovers but not musicians, always told him. His voice?…
Landes and Gironde fires: two methods for dealing with fires
Anger returns like a refrain. It targets the prefecture, the authorities, the hierarchy of firefighters. All those who, directly or indirectly, participated…
Lourdes 2026: 6 lesser-known places to pray
On pilgrimage, everyone is in search of a spiritual experience. This is experienced during great collective moments and, sometimes, during a solitary…
“The most astonishing of miracles”, by Marie-Yvonne Buss
I fled the sanctuary of Lourdes for a long time. I imagined having to jostle among the souvenir sellers to hope to…
Solar eclipse in Spain boosts tourism in little-known rural region
“There, that’s the Big Dipper. And if you follow these two stars on its edge, you will come across the North Star….
Leo XIV in France: what does the program of his visit reveal?
Eighteen years since this happened! In fifty days, on Friday September 25, a pope, Leo XIV, will set foot on French soil…