A high-temperature superconductor warmly welcomed
A cooled superconductor creates magnetic levitation, as well as steam, due to its low temperature. CHARLES O'REAR/GETTY IMAGES Discovery of...
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A new carbon structure discovered by chance during a lab accident
SEM image of the network of micropyramids seen at 45°. VALERY LUCHNIKOV In the secrecy of the labs, it happens...
Only the wind turns the heads of the narcissus
EFinally comes the season when narcissus and daffodils begin to point their golden trumpets skyward, trumpeting the arrival of spring....
How Bacteria Bypass the Brain’s Defenses
To what extent is the integrity of our brain protected by barriers, and to what extent are these hermetic? The...
Beetles and fungi, strategic allies against spruce forests
Galleries and bark beetle larvae in a tree, in Brittany, in 2008. ANDRE PASCAL/BIOSPHOTO The bark beetle, a small beetle...
two French start-ups raise funds for their future vehicles
A star-studded start to the year for two space start-ups which raised funds above their expectations in an environment that...
The Japanese H3 rocket self-destructs, another failure for the Jaxa space agency
The H3 rocket about to lift off at Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. March 7, 2023. STR / AFP...
A small lemur offers itself as a model of torpor
An adult mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) in Perinet Game Reserve, Madagascar. JSPIX/BIOSPHOTO In Brunoy, in Essonne, it is called "the...
Hibernation, a track studied closely for long space trips
A Hibernating Alaskan Black Bear JOHN HECHTEL Interstellar, Avatar, Alien, 2001, a space odyssey… These four masterpieces of cinema, made...
“We must take into account the “blank years” of thousands of young scientists”
ATWith good reason, the consequences of successive pension reforms are analyzed from the angle of long careers and their arduousness....
The “chemsex”, sex under drugs, is today a question of public health
“Chemsex, a worrying phenomenon. CHRISTELLE ENAUT FOR “THE WORLD” The phenomenon of “chemsex” (pronounced “kemsex”), brought into the spotlight with...
Gaël Fournis offers technological toys and voluntary research in AI to fight against pediatric cancers
Sitting in a suit, jeans, sneakers and a casual white shirt, the psychiatrist Gaël Fournis reconstructs a 20 centimeter tower...
Horseback riding, a five thousand year old practice
Baked clay plate mold representing a horseman, period of ancient Babylon. THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM/RMN-GRAND PALAIS In his...
Cancer patients must have access to therapeutic innovation
NOTyou, cancer patients will not be entitled to major advances in treatment! For several months now, we have seen bans...
a part made in Ukraine caused the failure of the rocket’s first commercial flight
The Vega-C rocket, during its inaugural launch, in Kourou, Guyana, on July 13, 2022. STEPHANE CORVAJA / AFP A part...
