A la dérive (Drifting)

Depuis le printemps dernier, la France est touchée par une crise sans précédent: une pénurie nationale de moutarde.

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Since last spring, France has been hit by an unprecedented crisis: a nationwide shortage of mustard.

Il y a deux cents ans, un jeune linguiste français nommé Champollion déchiffra les hiéroglyphes, le code de l'ancienne Egypte qui rendit fous les spécialistes pendant des années.

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Two hundred years ago, a young French linguist named Champollion decip ...

The Thwaites Glacier in Antartica is known as the “doomsday glacier" -- that's because if it melts, it could raise sea levels by up to 10 feet. Now, new research is changing our understanding of this glacier. Plus, Tesla’s role in making electric vehicle chargers more available n ...  Show more

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Le Président russe Poutine a indiqué que l'effondrement de l'Union Soviétique a signifié la fin de la “Russie historique”, et a révélé qu'il dut conduire un taxi pour joindre les deux bouts après la chute de l'URSS.

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Russian President Putin has said ...  Show more

An extended bonus episode of the podcast, where we learn more about proposals to slow the rate of ice loss in Greenland - and if it works, in Antarctica - using a local form of geoengineering.  Host Rowan Hooper speaks to glaciologist John Moore and environmental social scientist ...  Show more

Sea ice coverage hit a recording-breaking low in the Antarctic this week, but what does this mean for the rest of the world? Why is the region so difficult to predict? And what could further changes in climate mean for the South Pole? Often the Arctic dominates conversations arou ...  Show more