A student of lecturer and research scientist Sonia Henry, from Thionville-Yutz University Institute of Technology, reviews plant samples to study the pollution of soils and plants from the industrial wasteland of the U4 blast furnaceon in Uckange, north-eastern France on May 21, 2026. Vegetation grows among the disused blast furnaces of Uckange, remnants of Moselle's steel industry, where plants are used in an experimental natural method to decontaminate soil saturated with hydrocarbons and metals. (Photo by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a view of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in Paris on August 11, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe. On August 14, 2026, the French Constitutional Council struck down the ban on social media for under-15s, ruling that this measure constitutes "a disproportionate infringement" of their freedom of expression. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. On August 14, 2026, the French Constitutional Council struck down the ban on social media for under-15s, ruling that this measure constitutes "a disproportionate infringement" of their freedom of expression. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)

(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on August 14, 2026 shows a view of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in Paris on August 11, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe and a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. On August 14, 2026, the French Constitutional Council struck down the ban on social media for under-15s, ruling that this measure constitutes "a disproportionate infringement" of their freedom of expression. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)

(COMBO) This combination of files pictures created on August 14, 2026 shows a view of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in Paris on August 11, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe and a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. On August 14, 2026, the French Constitutional Council struck down the ban on social media for under-15s, ruling that this measure constitutes "a disproportionate infringement" of their freedom of expression. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images)

A perseid meteor streaks across the night sky above the Space Science and Technology Museum at the Tanegashima Space Center during the Perseid meteor shower in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

A perseid meteor streaks across the night sky above the Space Science and Technology Museum at the Tanegashima Space Center during the Perseid meteor shower in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture on August 14, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The Space Science and Technology Museum is seen at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)