
An overview of recent topics: aerial phenomena, melting glaciers and plant sensitivity.
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The Pentagon regularly declassifies documents on UAPs. The Blanc Glacier is the subject of prolonged scientific monitoring in the Alps.
Top secret military program, unexplained alopecia... These new disturbing files that the Pentagon has declassified on UFOs
STORY - Like the Epstein affair, the American administration has continued to declassify, since the beginning of the summer, dozens and dozens of documents, photos and videos linked to “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP). Some of them, unexplained, sow doubt.
“A growing concern”: on the Blanc glacier, accelerated melting after a scorching summer
REPORT - The largest glacier in the Southern Alps, in the Écrins massif, has been monitored for many years by scientists. The first measurements taken in recent weeks suggest record melting in 2026.
“Sensitive by nature”: how plants perceive the world without a nervous system
Turning towards the sun to catch its rays, clinging to a fence to continue climbing: plants also have their sensitivity, very different from that of humans, a specificity which has attracted researchers in recent years.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot, aboard the ISS for eight months, sees her return to Earth postponed until Wednesday October 7 due to bad weather conditions in the landing zone off the coast of California, NASA announced on Saturday.

French astronaut Sophie Adenot, on board the ISS for almost eight months, sees her return to Earth postponed until Wednesday at the earliest due to unfavorable weather conditions in the landing zone off California, according to NASA.
Researchers have discovered a new species of poison frog in Ecuador, named Excidobates perplexus. Threatened by illegal gold panning and the mining industry, it is distinguished by its varied colors despite belonging to the same species.

Two new islands have emerged near Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano after eruptions in September disrupted air traffic. Their exact composition remains to be determined in the field.

Exposure to radon in France is increasing for technical reasons, NASA validates the Prima telescope project with French participation, and SpaceX successfully puts Starlink into orbit despite an engine problem.

A NASA probe has identified a new crater on the Moon, described as the largest newly formed crater ever observed in the solar system, according to a study published in Science Advances. Separately, researchers are expressing concern after an analysis showing that the Mediterranean Sea is becoming increasingly warm and salty due to global warming, which could have significant consequences for marine life.