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[Article initialement publié en juillet 2024] Majestic animals can reach up to 5.5 meters in height. They weigh on average 800 to 1,200 kg for females, and up to 1,800 kg for males. Giraffes feed mainly on acacia leaves, using their long tongue to reach height vegetation. The social structure of giraffes is flexible, they … Read more

Mitochondrial diseases, rare, but formidable, affect approximately one in 5,000. These hereditary disorders, transmitted exclusively by the mother, lead to cellular energy failures that can affect the heart, the brain or the muscles, often from the first weeks of life. Faced with the absence of curative treatments, British researchers have explored an unprecedented preventive solution: … Read more

[Article déjà publié le 3 septembre 2024] World Gold Council. Some gold nuggets can weigh several tens of kilos. Gold is formed in space and underground As the Science & Vie magazine of September 23, 2015 was relayed, gold would be the product of a collision between two neutron stars several billion years ago. This … Read more

Under the vast trays of Yellowstone National Park, an active volcanic network feeds one of the densest hydrothermal concentrations on the planet. Geysers, fumarolles and hot sources transform the soil there into a moving landscape, where spectacular phenomena can occur without notice. It is in this highly unstable area, Norris Geyser Basin, that geologists recently … Read more

In the Pacific, no conflict has broke out for many years, but that does not mean that it does not reign a climate of general tension involving many countries including Japan, China and the United States. And the latest revelations of New York Times are not likely to appease the already very tense situation. Indeed, … Read more

[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Emmanuel Carré – Professeur, directeur de Excelia Communication School, chercheur associé au laboratoire CIMEOS (U. de Bourgogne) et CERIIM (Excelia), Excelia] linguists. Lotfi Abouda is one of them. In 2022, he published a study based on the exploration of an oral corpus of around 1.3 million words. He notes … Read more

On the roads of Europe, the kilometers often parade without it being surprised. But when an electric car crosses 1,200 kilometers in one go, without recharge, the technological landscape is upset. This is what Lucid Motors achieved with its Air Grand Touring sedan, establishing a new autonomy record for an electric car. Behind this feat, … Read more

If the American army is one of the most technologically advanced, it is because it multiplies the enormous investments in this direction. However, it sometimes happens that failures take place. This was the case for the Future Fight Systems (FCS) which cost the trifle of $ 32 billion for a result equivalent to that of … Read more

[Un article de The Conversation écrit par François Taddei – Président (Chief Exploration Officer), Learning Planet Institute (LPI) – Pavel Luksha – Chercheur associé, Learning Planet Institute (LPI)] Edgar Morin described as “polycris”. Global challenges of all kinds face us and threaten many of our planetary commons, and thereby the viability of our species. By planetary … Read more