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Anger often remains associated with chaos and excesses, yet certain bursts of irritation sometimes seem to release a burst of inventiveness. This paradox has long intrigued psychologists. The accumulated results contradict each other, which prompted a team of researchers to take all the available data to understand how such an explosive emotion can open unexpected … Read more

Human beings have always sought to transmit their knowledge to objects capable of imitating it. Furthermore, this ambition spans the centuries, from the myth of the Golem to the first automatons. In each era, the dream remains the same: to reproduce intelligence. Today, this desire takes on a new dimension. It relies on rapid progress … Read more

[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Gaëtan Brisepierre – Sociologue indépendant, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC)] While the French have just turned the heating back on, what remains of the two years of energy sobriety that we have just experienced? Remember: in 2022, faced with the conflict in Ukraine and its repercussions on energy … Read more

On the icy heights of western Norway, where only the winds dare to venture, a forgotten structure has just broken the silence of centuries. An array of hewn logs, rusty spear points, and intricately carved artifacts emerge from the frozen ground. It is not a simple vestige. It is the intact testimony of an organized, … Read more

Banned since 2018 in European fields, neonicotinoids nevertheless remain at the heart of debates on the future of agriculture and biodiversity. These synthetic insecticides, widely used since the 1990s, are recognized for their toxic effects on bees, but their consequences on other species remained less documented. For the first time, a study conducted by Thomas … Read more

Cetaceans have fascinated for centuries with their intelligence, their sociability and their enigmatic way of interacting underwater. Among them, the sperm whale is particularly intriguing with its sound emissions based on sharp clicks, long interpreted as simple recognition or echolocation signals. But recent research reveals a completely different reality. Behind this apparent simplicity lies a … Read more

Long before the word pandemic invaded everyday conversations, certain signals were already circulating without arousing suspicion. The beginnings of a respiratory disease that appeared in southern China in 2002 left little trace in the collective imagination. However, the story of SARS 2002 could have changed everything. This virus, still poorly understood at the time, came … Read more

Writing in Roman Antiquity was not only an intellectual practice: it was based on precise technical know-how and complex materials, often invisible in the traces left by the past. In Conimbriga, central Portugal, the discovery of a bronze inkwell from the 1st century CE revealed exceptionally well-preserved ink residue, allowing detailed analysis of its composition. … Read more

Despite more than 70 years of clinical use, the mode of action of hydralazine, the reference drug for hypertension, remained unknown. Used in particular to treat preeclampsia, a serious pathology affecting millions of pregnant women around the world, this molecule was rediscovered using structural biology and molecular chemistry tools. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, … Read more

Once feared on the plains of North America, Archaeotherium, nicknamed “hell pigs”, today intrigue paleontologists with their unexpected diet. These massive creatures, close to hippos and cetaceans rather than modern-day pigs, have long been considered simple scavengers or clumsy herbivores. But a study led by Brynn Wooten and Larisa DeSantis of Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) rekindles … Read more