[Article déjà publié le 12 novembre 2024] This discovery could revolutionize the practice of water sports! Scientists from Macquarie University, Australia, published a study this Monday in the journal Current Biology. According to their research carried out in Mossel Bay in South Africa, LED lights placed under surfboards modify the perception of white sharks, preventing … Read more
Created in 1987, the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation (recognized as being of public utility) has set itself the mission of “giving wings to talents” in three key areas: life sciences, the arts and solidarity. Since 1989, its commitment to research has resulted in the awarding of 505 scientific prizes to promising teams and individuals. On December … Read more
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people suffer a heart attack without anything in their medical history having predicted it. However, cardiovascular risk assessment tools such as ASCVD or PREVENT scores are systematically used in preventive medicine. A rigorous study conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published in JACC: … Read more
Always available, never judgmental, capable of responding at any time of the day or night, conversational artificial intelligences have found a loyal audience among adolescents. For many, these tools represent a digital refuge in a daily life marked by anxiety, isolation or social pressure. This new relationship, still poorly understood, nevertheless worries psychologists, researchers and … Read more
Beneath layers of forgotten sediments, the Cueva de Mono cave, in the Dominican Republic, has provided rare testimony to the interactions between extinct species. By analyzing fossilized remains of Caribbean rodents, an international team has uncovered a unique behavior in prehistoric bees: the use of bone cavities as nesting sites. This phenomenon, never documented before, … Read more
[Article déjà publié le 7 août 2025] Long associated with viral hepatitis or chronic alcoholism, liver cancer today affects increasingly varied profiles. The rise of diabetes, obesity and “metabolic fatty liver” makes it a silent threat, which often progresses without symptoms or effective screening. This type of cancer is one of the deadliest, partly because … Read more
[Article déjà publié le 29 août 2025] Food raises passionate debates, between ethical convictions, environmental considerations and promises for health. But beyond ideologies, what do the biological effects of a diet on the human body really reveal? By confronting two opposing approaches through a unique experience, a duo of identical twins sheds new light on … Read more
We often think that major animal discoveries concern spectacular or exotic species. However, some go unnoticed for centuries, hidden in difficult-to-access environments. In the remote mountains of southwest China, researchers recently discovered a new species of weasel with astonishing capabilities, which sheds light on the importance of small predators in ecosystems. A morphology made to … Read more
In the silent immensity of the Milky Way, certain stars experience extraordinary destinies. They do not die out discreetly like the others, but prepare, in the shadows, upheavals of unimaginable magnitude. Among them, one candidate is now attracting all eyes. Its accelerated and chaotic evolution suggests a stellar explosion so powerful that it could illuminate … Read more
It's difficult to escape alarmist speeches about the harms of digital technology. Just spending time in front of a screen, whether it's a phone, computer, or console, seems suspect today. Some governments are even considering banning social networks for minors, convinced of a direct link between overexposure to screens and psychological disorders. But is this … Read more
