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Los realizadores de NAZA, Yuval Abraham y Rachel Szor, realizaron entrevistas a miembros anónimos de las fuerzas armadas y los servicios de inteligencia israelíes desde las azoteas de Tel Aviv, Israel. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images

‘NAZA’: las revelaciones israelíes retratan el aislamiento del pueblo palestino

Las barreras, los puestos de control y la vigilancia han contribuido a que la difícil situación de los palestinos pase más desapercibida. Gracias a películas como ‘NAZA’ eso está empezando a cambiar.
‘NAZA’ filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor conducted interviews with anonymous members of Israeli military and intelligence services from the rooftops of Tel Aviv, Israel. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images

In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation

Barriers, checkpoints and surveillance have made the plight of Palestinians easier to keep hidden. But thanks to films like ‘NAZA,’ that’s starting to change.
Une carte politique murale utilisant la projection Equal Earth, centrée sur le méridien de Greenwich. Wikimedia Commons

Pourquoi l’ONU soutient‑elle une nouvelle carte du monde plus fidèle à la taille de l’Afrique ?

L’ONU soutient désormais la projection Equal Earth, une carte du monde qui représente plus fidèlement la taille des continents, notamment celle de l’Afrique, longtemps réduite par la projection de Mercator.
A street sign for Trump Avenue in Ottawa’s Central Park neighbourhood in August 2026. The neighbourhood has several streets named after New York City themes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Place‑name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Renaming Ottawa’s Trump Avenue is part of a long history of cities engaging in “toponymic diplomacy.”
Melanoma and other skin conditions can look different in people with darker versus lighter skin – but image databases include many more examples from people with lighter skin. SeventyFour/iStock via Getty Images

AI skin cancer detection tools are getting better – but only for people with light skin

These apps and software programs could provide access to lifesaving screening – if researchers can find a way to remove the baked-in bias.
Inflation-strapped shoppers are becoming ever more skeptical about companies’ justfications for price hikes. Pars Sahin on Unsplash

Shoppers are less peeved by cost hikes due to scarcity – but retailers more often blame their own rising costs

Shoppers are increasingly hunting for value, which puts the onus on businesses to tread carefully when justifying price hikes.
Les scientifiques ignorent encore comment les insectes utilisent leur sens magnétique pour s’orienter. Laura Russo

De nombreuses espèces d’abeilles renferment de minuscules particules magnétiques, suggérant l’existence d’une boussole interne

Des chercheurs ont détecté du magnétisme chez 74 des 96 espèces d’abeilles qu’ils ont étudiées. Ce résultat suggère que la capacité à percevoir le champ magnétique terrestre pourrait être bien plus ancienne et répandue qu’on ne le pensait.

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