Near Basra, in southern Iraq, archaeologists have uncovered a huge network of dikes and canals covering more than 800 km². These remains are not simple hydraulic infrastructure. They testify to a medieval agricultural system built by the servile workforce in the brutal context of the Zanj revolt in the ninth century. This insurrection, led by … Read more
Ehsan Emami, founding president of Qovoltis which is a company specializing in intelligent recharge for electric vehicles, has a fixed idea in mind: contributing to the balancing of the network while recharging vehicles. In other words, that we have terminals, “strategic allies” in the face of a possible blackout.
The penguins are emblematic of Antarctica and the South Pole. They are perfectly suited to this hostile environment and live in harmony and synergy with the flora and fauna of the region. In particular, their Guano helps to regulate the climate. The ammonia contained in the excrement of birds contribute to the formation of clouds. … Read more
On the island of Man, in the heart of the British islands, the traces of the Viking past are not just a matter of museums. They still rest in the soils, sometimes a few centimeters from the surface. The recent discovery of a fragment of golden armille, dated the year Mil, comes to illustrate in … Read more
The star of our solar system is constantly observed by scientists located around the world. The sun still has so much to teach us that we scroll its surface tirelessly to better understand its functioning. Eruptions and thus protect technologies that are vital in our daily lives. Land and spatial instruments are therefore used to … Read more
In a world saturated with stories of invasion and spectacular ends, some films choose a more intimate, almost meditative path. First contact on Netflix is part of this rare line where the arrival of extraterrestrials becomes the starting point of a sensory and intellectual exploration. By mixing visual poetry, muffled tension and reflection on language, … Read more
Today, it is not surprising to often hear that the use of the computer or the smartphone would cause “softening” of the brain. However, a recent study published in the journal Nature comes to contradict this prejudice about “digital dementia”.
Immunotherapy by CAR-T cells, so far reserved for blood cancers, is now established as a credible strategy in the face of solid tumors, long considered inaccessible to this type of treatment. Advanced gastric cancer, particularly aggressive, remains one of the major causes of oncological mortality, with few therapeutic options once standard treatments are exhausted. Carsgen, … Read more
Under the apparent domination of digital giants, another model is gradually imposed in daily uses. Invisible but omnipresent, open source software infiltrates browsers, collaborative work tools or creation applications. Behind their apparent discretion hides a structured movement, nourished by active communities, public institutions and companies in search of control and technological autonomy.
[Article déjà publié le 23 janvier 2025] Rapid radio starts, Fast Radio Bursts (Frbs) in English, are “Extraordinary events generating as much energy in a thousandth of a second as the sun in a year“Indicates NASA. The latter propagate in space in the form of radio waves and can be captured on earth. We find … Read more
