The human body has resources that science is rediscovering after having ignored them for a long time. Among them, a little-known type of fabric resurfaces and intrigues researchers with its ability to produce heat without movement, simply in response to cold. This brown fat, far from being a leftover from early childhood, still seems active … Read more
One of the most feared ancient diseases, tuberculosis continues to surprise with its unexpected manifestations. Long confined to the image of pulmonary damage, it can, in rare cases, strike unsuspected areas. When an immunocompromised patient develops genital tuberculosis localized to the penis, all the usual medical reasoning falters. An unexpected infection in a sensitive area … Read more
In space, some satellites continue to operate well beyond what was expected. They observe, transmit, resist. This is the case of the Swift telescope, still active after twenty years of mission. But today, a silent danger threatens to end his journey, and NASA is preparing a never-before-attempted operation to try to save him. A silent … Read more
In animal societies, disease represents a major collective risk, particularly in dense and organized groups such as ant colonies. For these social insects, where each individual is closely linked to the others, limiting the spread of a pathogen becomes vital at the group level. In the species Lasius neglectus, researchers from the Institute of Science … Read more
Generation Z less well prepared for adult life During our lives, we experience several important milestones. One of them remains the transition between adolescence and “adult life”. If this obligatory passage is the moment when we question ourselves a lot, it is also the period when we must learn a lot of “adult skills”. This … Read more
In many parts of the world, nature has retreated without a word. Forests disappeared, species were hunted, and villages survived on what was left. For years, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng followed this trajectory. Then, a shift took place, at first without noise. This change was born with the discovery of an underground world still intact. Little … Read more
The formation of the Moon remains one of the most decisive episodes in Earth's history, but also one of the most uncertain. If the “great impact” hypothesis – according to which a celestial body struck the young Earth – remains widely accepted, the origin and exact nature of this impactor, named Theia, have long eluded … Read more
The creation of pigments in the laboratory Do you know mauveine? If this word doesn't mean anything to you, know that it is the first synthetic dye created in a laboratory. Developed accidentally in 1856 by British chemist William Henry Perkin, this dye resembles an “intense violet.” Since then, the creation of pigments and dyes … Read more
When an operation begins, medications are not the only thing that works. Even under anesthesia, the body still reacts to what is happening around it. Sounds, especially music, can influence this reaction. The link between anesthesia and music intrigues researchers, who discover that certain melodies calm the body better than certain traditional treatments. What surgery … Read more
The bed often evokes a refuge, a place of rest cut off from the tumult outside. However, beneath its soft surface, a complex ecosystem unfolds night after night. This invisible theater, populated by micro-organisms and bodily residue, shapes a universe that is much less sanitized than it seems. The invisible dirt on the bed then … Read more
