Category: Science

A new test conducted as part of the Ocean Cleanup project was successfully completed. After the failure of last year, plastic was collected efficiently and on a large scale for the very first time! The failure of 2018 The last time we mentioned the floating barrier of the Ocean Cleanup project, it was late last […]

Ranked in category 5 Saturday night, hurricane Lorenzo is expected to touch the Azores archipelago in a few hours, before heading to the British coasts. It has since weakened slightly but remains potentially very dangerous. With winds of more than 300km / h a few days ago, Hurricane Lorenzo is the most powerful ever observed […]

A team of paleontologists announces having identified five new specimens of Rauisuchia. These impressive carnivores evolved in South Africa 210 million years ago. The details of the study are published in the Journal of African Earth Sciences. The Rauisuchia form an extinct order of Archosauria reptiles, close to the current crocodiles. These creatures took power […]

Today, millions of young people have paraded around the world following the call of Greta Thunberg. In more than 150 countries, they decided to go on a school strike to fight for their future, and to call on politicians and business leaders to take action on climate change. This is the third major event of […]

Neuroscientists from the Humboldt University in Berlin have recently undertaken a fascinating experience. The idea: to teach the rats to play hide-and-seek, in order to study their behavior as part of fun activities. What also enlighten us more about their cognitive abilities. After several weeks of training, it turned out that the rodents had understood […]

The adventurer and American millionaire Victor Vescovo became a few days ago the first person to visit the deepest points of every ocean of the Earth. An incredible adventure Victor Vescovo is a modern-day explorer. After having climbed, a few years ago, the highest mountain of each continent, it has recently launched the challenge of […]

We knew that life on Earth had already suffered five massive extinctions. The first at the end of the Ordovician, 443 million years ago. The second during the Late Devonian, 372 million years ago. It is followed by that of the Permian, the largest, 252 million years ago. That of the Triassic then, 201 million […]

We have a “long term” relationship with dogs. Since the Upper Palaeolithic. It is therefore not surprising that our species has influenced the evolution of canids. A few weeks ago, a study revealed, for example, that our mental states influenced the health of our pets. Another experience also suggested that their moans would trigger the […]

Dental caries affects nearly three billion people worldwide. The enamel of the tooth is the first touched. The infection then spreads, reaching the dentin. The problem with enamel, the hardest tissue of the body, is that it can not regenerate itself. To replace it, dentists use other materials such as resin, metal alloys, or ceramics. […]

The construction of the James Webb Telescope had lagged far behind, but the big moment is finally over: the instrument is fully assembled. An important step that brings us a little closer to its launch. Launched in 1990, the Hubble telescope revolutionized our vision of the Universe. But after more than 20 years of loyal […]