Even after the holidays, the Christmas spirit continues to be felt at Berlin Zoo. To the delight of the park animals, it was time for them to unwrap their gifts. After celebrating the New Year, the elephants and other residents actually got some surprises from Santa. Christmas trees left unsold after the holidays were distributed … Read more
When technologies advance at full speed, transparency becomes just as essential as innovation. In the field of artificial intelligence, it is sometimes the researchers themselves who worry. At OpenAI, several recent departures do not call into question the progress made. On the other hand, they raise questions about the way in which this progress is … Read more
For more than eight decades, Le Tonnant existed only in military reports and family memories. Scuttled in the chaos of the Second World War, this French submarine seemed to have disappeared without leaving a tangible trace. Its recent rediscovery, off the coast of Spain, places a little-known episode of the conflict in a material reality … Read more
The human sciences have always relied on implicit trust between researchers and participants. But as interactions move online, this foundation is cracking. Behind the apparent ease of a remote interview lies a growing risk of manipulation. In certain sensitive areas, such as the study of violence, biases no longer come only from the words collected, … Read more
We blink thousands of times a day, without really thinking about it. However, this automatic gesture could say a lot about what is going on in our heads. When we listen to someone in a noisy or unclear environment, the brain works harder to follow. And that's when the frequency of blinking changes, becoming a … Read more
Going to the toilet is one of the most mundane everyday actions. However, for some people, this moment becomes a source of intense tension as soon as it moves away from the familiar setting of home. Behind this silent discomfort there is a complex relationship between the body, the gaze of others and the fear … Read more
In the collective imagination, leeches evoke discreet parasites, associated with marshes or ancient medicine. However, a recent paleontological discovery reveals a much older and unexpected story. By uncovering a soft-bodied organism dating from the Silurian, researchers have pushed back the origin of these enigmatic annelids by more than 200 million years. A primitive form frozen … Read more
Antarctica is not a continent that one approaches lightly. Its hostility imposes extreme logistics, where each scientific advance depends on extraordinary material resources. In this frozen theater, the American presence has been based for three decades on a fleet designed to cut through the ice floes and transport research to places where no station can … Read more
Whether it evokes slowness or resistance, the shell alone embodies the identity of turtles. Present in terrestrial, marine or semi-aquatic species, this bone structure has inspired both artists and researchers for centuries. However, despite its apparent solidity, the shell has only recently revealed its secrets. Thanks to the discovery of well-preserved fossils and unprecedented microscopic … Read more
For a long time, humans imagined the universe based on what they saw from Earth. The blue of the sky during the day, the stars at night, everything seemed to indicate that the cosmos was bathed in light. This idea has taken root in minds, in books, in images. However, recent discoveries tell a different … Read more
