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ARS 2026: Does It Really Pay for Back-to-School Costs?
ARS 2026: what does the allowance really pay for? Figures, the gap with annual school costs and a method for prioritizing expenses.
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Economique
Prestige whisky: a more profitable investment than the stock market?
Prestige whisky gained more than 190% in ten years. Comparison with the CAC 40 and gold, risks, resale and precautions before investing.
Actualités
ARS 2026: payment on August 18, amounts and eligibility
The 2026 back-to-school allowance will be paid on August 18. Amounts by age (€426 to €466 per child), income thresholds and steps not to forget.
Nature
2026 drought: French soils already worse than in 1976
Summer 2026 is breaking drought records in France. Soils are drier than in 1976, waterways are drying up and water restrictions are spreading: the...
Consommation
Back to school 2026: Budget by education level and money-saving tips
Back to school 2026: €211 in supplies for 6e, up to €350 in high school. ARS on August 18, key changes and 5 practical ways to save.
Consommation
No more unwanted calls: What changed on August 11, 2026
Since August 11, 2026, unsolicited telephone marketing is banned in France. Bloctel is ending. Here is what the new rules mean for you.
Economique
Livret A at 1.7%: What the August 2026 increase means for you
Since August 1, 2026, the Livret A rate is 1.7%. See what your balance can earn, why the LEP stays at 2.5%, and how to optimize your savings.
Consommation
Remote work during a heatwave: home or coworking, the real cost
Remote work during a heatwave: compare the cost of home air conditioning with coworking, with break-even thresholds calculated for six cities.
Science
Our bones have a clock: the skeleton changes throughout the day
Our skeleton follows a daily rhythm: bone breakdown is more active early, while rebuilding peaks later, opening new avenues for medicine.
Nature
Volunteer firefighters facing megafires: is the model cracking?
Volunteer firefighters facing megafires: 80% of staffing relies on volunteers. What the fragility of the French model really reveals.
Science
Taxis, Alzheimer’s and GPS: What our brain risks forgetting
A study of taxi drivers reveals a striking link between spatial navigation, the hippocampus and Alzheimer’s, raising a real question about how we...
Science
Eclipse glasses: avoid counterfeits before August 12
Eclipse glasses: check ISO 12312-2, markings and at-home tests before August 12, without assuming a higher price means better protection.
Science
When bees vote better than we decide
From bee swarms to human crowds, collective decision-making reveals a simple idea: a group’s intelligence depends above all on its rules.
Science
Total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026: practical guide
Times, coverage rates in France, totality cities in Spain and safety advice for the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026.
Science
Wildfires in France in 2026: when can you return home?
Wildfires in France in 2026: return timelines, invisible pollution, insurance and essential checks before going home.
Science
A map always chooses a side
From activist counter-maps to Google Maps, our maps distort, center, and rank the world long before claiming merely to describe it.
Economique
Airbnb and short-term rentals: who is making money in France in 2026?
Airbnb and short-term rentals: La Rochelle figures, data limitations, and a practical method for calculating your actual profitability.
Science
The bystander effect: when being in a crowd makes us less courageous
When everyone is watching, no one acts. The bystander effect, its real mechanisms, and the lessons of a badly told story.
Science
From N-rays to AI hallucinations: believing before seeing
From dowsers to N-rays, two scientific errors shed light on our tendency to trust the confident answers of generative AI.
Science
The Proust effect: when a smell opens a door to your childhood
Why can an ordinary smell carry you thirty years into the past within seconds? Science explains this strange and universal phenomenon.
Science
The efficiency trap: when saving leads to greater consumption
The Jevons paradox shows that energy efficiency tends to increase overall consumption rather than reduce it. A lesson from 1865 that is still...
Science
Octopuses Change Color While Sleeping. Do They Dream?
Every night, octopuses enter an active sleep phase in which their skin begins to flash. A 2023 study suggests that they may truly dream.
Science
What Constant Noise Really Does to Our Brain
In an increasingly noisy world, our brain pays an invisible price. What science reveals about the effects of chronic noise on our health.
Technologique
AI Act 2026: what changes for businesses on August 2
On August 2, 2026, the AI Act takes effect. Chatbots, deepfakes and AI in HR: what concretely changes for French businesses.