US Heat Records Broken – Sciences et Avenir

Luxury goods conglomerate LVMH has finalized its acquisition of Éditions Croque Futur, the publisher of the French science magazine Sciences et Avenir, the company announced in late December 2025. Maurice Szafran has been appointed as the publication’s new director.

Sciences et Avenir, founded in March 1947, is a monthly magazine dedicated to popularizing scientific concepts. As of 2019, it had a circulation of 231,274 copies, making it the most widely distributed science magazine in France, according to data cited by the publication itself. The magazine covers a broad range of scientific disciplines, including natural sciences, human sciences, environmental studies, archaeology, and space exploration.

The publication’s editorial leadership has shifted several times throughout its history. Paul Ceuzin led the magazine from 1962 to 1993. Martine Allain-Regnault was responsible for the Biology, Medicine, and Natural Sciences section from 1962 to 1990, following her collaboration with Gérard Lefebvre, the journal’s founder. Georges Golbérine served as director from 1994 to 2003. Dominique Leglu, a physicist specializing in nuclear and particle physics, held the position of editor-in-chief from 2003 to 2020. Carole Chatelain succeeded Leglu in January 2021.

Beginning in 2022, editorial responsibility was restructured into a “triumvirate” consisting of Mathieu Nowak, overseeing the magazine; Philippe Pajot, responsible for the quarterly supplement La Recherche; and Olivier Lascar, managing the magazine’s website.

Sciences et Avenir also publishes a thematic quarterly supplement, previously known as Les Indispensables de Sciences et Avenir, and now titled Les Dossiers de Sciences et Avenir. Recent online content from the magazine includes reporting on the dating of cave paintings in Dordogne, France, and a feature on a project aimed at bolstering the appeal of doctoral studies in France.