After an incredibly close campaign, French voters have chosen Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to go head-to-head in the second round of the French presidential election. Paul Smith reports from France on a tense night – and considers whether the far right candidate really can win the top job.

Our colleagues at The Conversation France were following the news overnight, too, and will continue to assess the fallout as the main contest approaches.

If you’re an immigrant, anti-immigrant rhetoric stings. Research suggests that immigrants experience psychosis at much higher rates than the rest of the population. Jason McIntyre and Richard Bentall argue that maintaining social connections to both original and host cultures is a vital part of reducing this risk to mental health.

Dung beetles can work out which way to go using the Milky Way as a guide. But exactly how they do this has eluded scientists, until now. James Foster describes how his team created an artificial night sky using LED lights to show how the difference in brightness from one side of the starry streak to the other helps orient the beetles and keep them on course.

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