If the millions and billions of years leave you unmoved, if names like Ordovician (485 to 444 million years before our era), Triassic (-252 to -201 million years) or even Paleoproterozoic (-2, 5 to -1.6 billion years) do not speak to you, this is completely normal. [Article issu de The Conversation, écrit par Frédéric Simien, … Read more

Archeology reveals the complex mechanisms of ancient civilizations, shedding light on their cultural and economic practices. The Altenburg-Rheinau site, located on the German-Swiss border, is at the heart of this exploration. Occupied in the 1st century BC, this Celtic oppidum is distinguished by its key role in commercial exchanges between Central Europe and the Mediterranean … Read more

With the Artemis program, NASA will not only bring American astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program (December 1972) but also use a new generation of equipment and transport systems mainly from the sector. private. In addition to the new spacesuit designed by Axiom Space in … Read more

Pterosaurs, emblematic flying reptiles of the Jurassic, have long sparked complex debates about their classification and evolution. These fascinating creatures, whose first fossils were discovered in Germany almost 250 years ago, have played a key role in understanding prehistoric diversity. Yet their taxonomy, particularly that of Pterodactylus antiquus, has often been questioned, hindering research into … Read more

Do you like hiking alone? Isolate yourself for several hours away from everything and everyone to “recharge your batteries”? A recent study suggests that these forms of loneliness could ultimately be detrimental to your well-being. Other, less extreme ways of isolating yourself would be more likely to restore energy and strengthen social bonds. This study … Read more

The study of plant fossils makes it possible to precisely reconstruct past interactions between climate and ecosystems. A team of researchers affiliated with the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles and several academic institutions, including UCLA, recently published in New Phytologist an analysis of fossil seeds found in the La Brea Tar Pits, California. These … Read more

On December 18, 2024, students from the École Supérieure des Technologies et desaffaires in Belfort officially presented, after two years of hard work, their small two-seater plane. A school project, called Haegelenwhich still cost 70,000 euros. A plane that was born from a challenge To find the genesis of the project, we have to go … Read more

It is a strong symbol. For the first time, China has set a new record for the duration of a spacewalk. It was led by astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, members of the Shenzhou 19 crew who arrived aboard the Tiangong space station at the end of October for a six-month stay. The two … Read more

These installations are part of a campaign called “Road to zero”, set up by local authorities. No drinking and driving We can never do enough prevention regarding drunk driving. Whether for your own safety, that of others… or even for your own wallet, drinking and driving never go well together. An adage that is good … Read more

North America is a rich terrain for paleontology, offering numerous remains of the Ice Age, a period which profoundly marked the evolution of ecosystems and species. Among these fossils, the mastodon, a large herbivore related to elephants, occupies a special place. The extinction of the species, which occurred around 11,000 years ago, remains a subject … Read more