Science

In Paris in 2022, the calm face of a test pilot at the moment everything shifts. From a culture of checklists to the promise to ‘dare to dream big together’. Here the story begins: a professional of the collective, of rigor and composure. Before the ISS, that second when Europe chooses its heroines, without folklore, with method.

AI

Mission Epsilon: Sophie Adenot, from checklists to months in orbit

2026-02-14

Over the Atlantic, Chandra arrives like a blade: wind, spray, and tight bands of rain along the west coast.

Climate

Storm Chandra: flooding in Brittany through Jan 28, 2026

2026-01-27

On the snow, green and violet stretch out: a slice of the Far North knocking on our windows.

Climate

Northern Lights in France as a G4 solar storm reaches Brittany

2026-01-20

At night, the lava draws red veins: a spectacle that attracts, but that requires keeping one’s distance.

Climate

Piton de la Fournaise eruption triggers ORSEC response and road gridlock

2026-01-19

From January 5 to 7, 2026, the snow thickens. On the secondary roads, it compacts and freezes. Journeys become longer, and buses are scarce. A modern country rediscovers the imposed slowness.

Climate

France snow and ice warnings: Meteo-France put to the test before Storm Goretti

2026-01-07

On AR4299, an X1.9 solar flare released a CME heading towards Earth: aurora borealis forecast in France, with NOAA predicting a G2 to G3 storm on the night of December 3rd to 4th. In mid-latitudes, the hope for auroras is revived, from northern France to the Benelux. Networks, satellites, and radios are on discreet alert.

Digital

Northern lights in France tonight: G2–G3 geomagnetic storm expected

2025-12-03

11/18/2025: Cloudflare outage. Peak at 12:20 PM, chain errors, recovery in the afternoon: the Web's dependency brought to light.

AI

Cloudflare global outage on November 18, 2025: timeline and impact

2025-11-18

Northern lights in France, November 2025: illustration image for the episode of November 11–13 (not taken in France)

Digital

Northern Lights over France: What We Saw on Nov 11–13, 2025

2025-11-13

Seasoned Archipelago: Tsunami alert in Japan, live updates from JMA and evacuations to higher ground. The routine of a country well-versed in seismic risk, allowing for a measured return to normal once the warning is lifted.

Climate

Tsunami advisory lifted in Iwate, Japan: 10–20 cm waves

2025-11-10

ChatGPT Atlas, AI browser: Sam Altman launches a browser-assistant. Summaries, rewrites, and 'agent mode' actions approved. Challenge to Chrome, privacy carefully managed.

AI

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas puts AI at the center of web browsing

2025-10-22

Michel H. Devoret, pioneer of superconducting circuits; evidence of the quantum tunneling effect and milestones towards superconducting qubits (October 7, 2025).

AI

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025: Clarke, Devoret and Martinis bring quantum mechanics into superconducting circuits

2025-10-08

Nobel Prize in Medicine 2025: Brunkow, Ramsdell, and Sakaguchi. Treg and FOXP3/Foxp3, the brake that balances immunity.

Debate

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025: Regulatory T cells, FOXP3 and peripheral immune tolerance

2025-10-07