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Who is the Narluga? Unraveling the Mystery of the Hybrid Between Beluga and Narwhal That Has Captivated Scientists for Over 30 Years.

[Cet article a été déjà publié le 31 juillet 2024] The Narluga, a discovery of the Inuit Inuit hunters in the Arctic were the first indicators of this new species. 34 years ago, in 1990, a mysterious skull belonging to any already known animal was discovered by Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, a scientist, on the roof … Read more

The Velvet Sundown: A Spotify Sensation with No Real-Life Members

For several months, an unknown group has vibrated the playlists of millions of listeners without ever going on stage or giving interview. Behind his bewitching melodies and nostalgic visuals, no musician of flesh and bones, but algorithms capable of composing, singing and producing whole albums. This unexpected phenomenon reveals the dazzling boom in music generated … Read more

DupLomb and Pesticide Legislation: The FNSEA’s Influence on Policy Outcomes

[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Alexis Aulagnier – Chercheur postdoctoral, Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux] This recent report of the Action Climate network. How to explain these environmental retropedlages? We propose to analyze the case of policies related to pesticides, at the heart of the news due to the vote of the law … Read more

When Can You Compost Biodegradable Plastic Waste at Home?

[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Jules Bellon – Doctorant en science des matériaux, UniLaSalle – Feriel Bacoup – Chargée de recherche, UniLaSalle – Gattin Richard – Responsable équipe agroalimentaire agro-industrie, UniLaSalle] Plastics have invaded our daily lives, our landscapes … and even our organizations. Since the 1950s, the production of this material that is … Read more

The Hidden Tactics of Chinese Electronic Warfare Against the United States under Donald Trump

In Beijing laboratories, Shanghai's production lines and university amphitheatres like Beihang, a silent revolution is organized around Chinese electronic chips. This movement has accelerated since the American sanctions closed access to Western technologies, forcing local businesses to invent rather than improving. From retro-engineering to unpublished architectures, an autonomous ecosystem emerges, carried by the desire to … Read more