Les choses ne sont pas aussi terribles qu’elles en ont l’air.

Un rapport de l’University of Exeter et de l’Earthshot Prize désigne l’électricité propre comme la transition environnementale au plus fort effet d’entraînement. Le solaire et l’éolien moins chers soutiennent déjà les transports, le chauffage et l’industrie, malgré des réseaux lents et peu d’investissements

L’électricité propre apparaît comme un levier climatique majeur

L’électricité propre apparaît comme un levier climatique majeur

9 septembre 2026

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L’électricité propre apparaît comme un levier climatique majeur

15 juillet 2026

Un nouvel accord ouvre la frontiere entre l’Espagne et Gibraltar

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15 juillet 2026

Le solaire devient la premiere source d’electricite de l’UE

Solar panels generated a record 52 TWh of electricity across the European Union in June, supplying 25% of the bloc’s power for the first time. Solar outpaced nuclear, gas, wind and hydropower as installations continued to expand, with 18 countries setting new records for their share of solar generation in 2026.

15 juillet 2026

La justice turque bloque l’extension d’une centrale au charbon

A Turkish court has canceled environmental approval for two new units at the Afşin-Elbistan A coal plant after finding the assessment failed to adequately examine risks to public health, farmland, water resources and ecosystems. The ruling requires stronger environmental review before major projects move forward.

15 juillet 2026

Oxford lance le premier essai humain au monde d’un vaccin contre l’Ebola Bundibugyo

The University of Oxford's Vaccine Group has launched a Phase I trial testing safety and immune response in 50 healthy adults aged 18–55, as the Bundibugyo outbreak spreads across Congo and Uganda. As of July 11, Congo reported 1,926 cases and 702 deaths across five provinces; Uganda confirmed 20 cases and two deaths.

15 juillet 2026

Des entreprises technologiques s’unissent contre le trafic animal

Leading technology, crypto and payments companies have joined a new initiative to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade, which the UN estimates generates up to $23 billion each year. The coalition will use AI to detect illegal online listings, blockchain analytics to trace financial flows, and public awareness campaigns to reduce trafficking.

15 juillet 2026

Porto rend les transports en commun gratuits pour ses résidents

As of July 11, 2026, residents of Porto, Portugal's second city, can ride the metro, STCP and Unir buses, urban CP trains, trams, and river boats at no cost. Mayor Pedro Duarte, who campaigned on the measure, says the city will cover the €20–25 million annual bill partly by raising the tourist tax from €3 to €4.

12 juillet 2026

Une lotion à base de cataire rivalise avec le Deet lors d’essais de terrain en Ouganda

In trials conducted in eastern Uganda, a lotion made from catnip oil performed as well as the active chemical ingredient currently used in mosquito repellent , offering a low-cost, natural solution to ward off disease-spreading mosquitoes. A 6% catnip oil formulation matched the standard 15% DEET lotion; a 2% version was only marginally less effective. Malaria infects around 282 million people annually.

12 juillet 2026

Oatly transforme un café de Mexico en refuge gratuit pour les perdants de la Coupe du monde

During the 2026 World Cup, the Compay Café in Mexico City's La Condesa neighborhood transformed into the Losers Café: after every match, the losing team's flag hung outside, while dairy-free coffee was offered inside, along with napkins printed with "dry your tears". With nearly 50 teams competing and only one winner, the concept has plenty of customers.

12 juillet 2026

La Grèce déploie quatre nanosatellites pour détecter les incendies depuis l’espace

Four EU-funded nanosatellites, each smaller than a carry-on bag, entered low Earth orbit in May, making Greece the first country to operate a satellite constellation dedicated solely to wildfire detection. Thermal sensors identify fires as small as four metres across — far smaller than what conventional satellites can see — with AI processing the images and sending real-time alerts to firefighters every hour.

12 juillet 2026

Mississippi verse mille dollars par mois à des mères noires seules — les données parlent d’elles-mêmes

Since 2018, the Magnolia Mother's Trust in Jackson, Mississippi, has provided Black mothers on low incomes with $1,000 a month for 12 months, no conditions attached. The program targets this group specifically because, as founder Aisha Nyandoro explains, data shows Black mothers in Jackson face the greatest economic disadvantage — a direct result of longstanding policy and systemic inequality.

12 juillet 2026

Des girafes du Zoo de Barcelone réussissent un test d’addition, selon une étude

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12 juillet 2026

Le premier sanctuaire d’éléphants du Portugal ouvre en Alentejo avec la dernière éléphante de cirque

Julie, Africa-born elephant kept captive in a Portuguese circus since 1988, has become the first resident of Pangea — a 400-hectare sanctuary in the Alentejo region that presents itself as Europe's first large-scale elephant refuge. Captured in the wild roughly 40 years ago, she is also the last wild animal held by any circus in Portugal, following the country's 2018 ban that took full effect in 2024.

8 juillet 2026

Coiffeurs brossent un nouveau type de therapie au Kenya

At Mathari Hospital in Nairobi, visiting barbers offer free haircuts to male psychiatric patients as a novel therapeutic approach. Healthcare workers note that restoring personal grooming dramatically improves self-esteem and clinical engagement, reversing the self-neglect often caused by severe depression.

8 juillet 2026

La NASA transfère 105 acres de forêt à une réserve du Maryland

NASA completed the transfer of a 105-acre wooded parcel in Maryland to the neighboring Patuxent Research Refuge. The land, once used for propellant research, has been cleared of infrastructure and restored to nature. It now expands the largest continuous block of unfragmented forest between Washington and Baltimore.

8 juillet 2026

Nestlé supprime les colorants artificiels dans le monde entier

The Swiss food giant Nestle announced it will eliminate all synthetic food dyes from its global portfolio by the end of 2026. Following years of research into natural shelf-life alternatives, this decision marks the first time a major multinational manufacturer has committed to a completely clean label worldwide.

8 juillet 2026

L’unique musée tactile public d’Italie invite à toucher l’art

Museo Omero in Ancona, founded by blind couple Aldo and Daniela Grassini in the early 1990s, is Italy's only publicly funded tactile museum, where visitors touch replicas including Roman and Greek statues and the head of Michelangelo's David. Since 2012 it has occupied the 3,000-square-meter Mole Vanvitelliana.

8 juillet 2026

Des nations africaines se libèrent du modèle d’extraction colonial

Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, and Mali now require minerals to be processed domestically before export, ending the colonial pattern that extracted resources while leaving factories elsewhere. By controlling the value chain, these governments build industrial capacity and keep profits at home rather than shipping raw ore abroad.

8 juillet 2026

Ford réembauche des ingénieurs vétérans après l’échec de l’IA

Ford has rehired more than 300 veteran quality inspectors after concluding that artificial intelligence alone could not match their expertise. Vice President Charles Poon said engineers had been undervalued and now train Ford's AI systems, which helped it top the JD Power quality study for the first time since 2010.