Aging is not limited to an accumulation of years. It is a complex biological process, influenced by cellular mechanisms that are still widely unknown. Among them, the chronic inflammation that settles with age increasingly intrigues researchers. A recent discovery in fatty fabrics may well turn our understanding of this silent dynamic. For the first time, … Read more
Long before writing and the great empires, civilizations of the Iranian plateau already shaped complex objects, technically controlled and symbolically loaded. Among the most singular artefacts of this time is a silver statuette, 16.3 cm high, representing a mid-human mid-good being, kneeling and holding a container. Made between 3100 and 2900 BC. AD, in the … Read more
[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Jean-Michel Escoffre – Chargé de Recherche – Inserm, Inserm – & Thomas Desmidt – Professeur des universités, praticien hospitalier en psychiatrie, Université de Tours] Ultrasound, or ultrasonic waves, are mechanical waves (like sound that is made up of sound waves) which generate oscillations in the environments they cross. These … Read more
It will not have escaped you, we are men, mammals. This means that we are in the same big family as cows, lions, bears or our friends cats and dogs. Does this characteristic make us capable of doing the same thing as them? No, of course. But 500,000 years ago, one of our ancestors tried … Read more
Repairing a broken bone remains a medical challenge when fractures are irregular or extensive. Classic bone transplants often require tissue taken elsewhere or metal implants, at the cost of complications and long preparation. Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, in collaboration with the team of Jeong Joon Jeon, offer an unexpected alternative: a modified … Read more
The major seabed, located thousands of meters below the surface, represent one of the least studied circles on the planet. This is where some of the most unknown species in the animal kingdom live, often inaccessible without the help of specialized technologies. In 2025, a team of biologists from Suny Geneseo universities, Montana and Hawaii, … Read more
Our health is not only forged over our personal choices. It is also rooted in the environment, the habits and sometimes the negligence of the generations that precede us. If the genetic heritage remains at the heart of medical concerns, another form of transmission intrigues the researchers more and more. Passive smoking, long relegated to … Read more
Fascination for possible forms of life on other planets For many years now, the possibility, even the desire, of living on a planet, or finding new forms of life, other than on earth, has fascinated researchers. In this sense, many research on different planets, such as those carried out on Mars, was started.
[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Rachel Woods – Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Lincoln] personal will. But after almost fifteen years of research in health and nutrition, I found that the weight problem was not housed in the same brand as the majority of other health issues. People are regularly responsible for their … Read more
The seabed of the equal islands, off Sicily, concentrate the material traces of a decisive battle of ancient history: that of March 10, 241 BC. AD, which ended the First Punic War. Rome stated his maritime supremacy there against Carthage. It is precisely in this area, today mapped by Sicily Sea Surintendance with the scientific … Read more
