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Across Europe, North Africa and the Near East, Roman roads structured mobility, the economy and administration for centuries. However, despite their fundamental role in imperial history, their exact route remained largely unknown. A consortium of researchers from the University of Aarhus (Denmark), the ICAC of Tarragona and the CNRS, published a new digital cartography in … Read more

Mining explorations and marine species The fascinating and little-known world of the seabed has always intrigued researchers. In recent years, mining explorations have continued to increase without necessarily taking into account the impact that these visits would have on the populations present. A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii (UH) at … Read more

A black hole can spend centuries silently engulfing the matter around it, until an event of extreme violence changes its course. In 2018, a luminous phenomenon of unprecedented intensity was detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility, an astronomical observation program led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). After years of cross-analysis with other data … Read more

A 3,000-year-old monumental site, discovered in Mexico in the state of Tabasco, is reshuffling the cards on the beginnings of the Mayan civilization. Long invisible to the naked eye, Aguada Fénix was only revealed in 2017 thanks to LIDAR, a laser detection technology. This massive complex, although built without stones or pyramids, exceeds in size … Read more

Creatures with fur, feathers or hooves have long been the silent accomplices of emotion on the big screen. Their presence, sometimes fleeting, added an element of unexpectedness and authenticity to the magic of a scene. However, this almost organic link between the image and the living is gradually disintegrating. Today, Hollywood animals are disappearing, relegated … Read more

At birth, the bacterial world invites itself into the newborn's body like a crucial but invisible guest. This pivotal moment, often summed up as a simple cry or a weight on the scale, nevertheless marks the silent beginning of a fundamental process. Because from the first hours, the infant's intestinal microbiota begins to take hold, … Read more

The first space barbecue in history Although they make the dreams of millions of people come true, astronauts do not have a peaceful daily space life. Indeed, American astronaut Scott Kelly, for example, described his typical day aboard the International Space Station (ISS). He woke up around 6:45 a.m. and filled his day with numerous … Read more

Earthquakes rarely leave traces in prehistoric archaeology. However, at Çayönü, a major site in southeastern Turkey, researchers have just uncovered a collapse dating back 5,000 years, directly linked to a regional earthquake. This discovery, led by Associate Professor Savaş Sarıaltun of the Çanakkale University of Applied Sciences, was made public at the end of his … Read more

The quest for longevity has always inspired doctors, researchers and popular traditions. While some rely on biomedical advances or nutritional supplements, others rely on ancestral practices based on simplicity. In Japan, a rule passed down from generation to generation may well contain part of this answer. The hara hachi bu, discreet but deeply rooted in … Read more

The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding the project as part of its Terrae Novae exploration program. The HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition) project aims to test this innovative method for the first time in microgravity on board the International Space Station (ISS) and beyond. OHB System AG has … Read more