A simple solution for a survival problem One of the biggest challenges of the missions inhabited towards Mars is the weight and volume of the resources to be transported. Taking enough oxygen for the entire duration of the stay would represent a considerable charge for rockets, increasing the costs and complexity of the missions. This … Read more

Avaldsnes, one of the most famous medieval wrecks in Norway, has delivered its secrets to the scientific community as part of a geophysical study.

The year 2025 is definitely a pivotal year in terms of archaeological discoveries in Egypt. Reuters, a British news agency, the funeral chamber of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, not identified for the moment, would have been discovered near the city of Abydos by Egyptian archaeologists, and announced by the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. … Read more

Few cases of dementia are noted in the medical archives of antiquity. Does this mean that it did not exist at the time?

Released in theaters in 1979, the film Caligula tells the short reign of this emperor, who became the undisputed master of the Roman world at the age of 25, in 37 AD. AD, and murdered less than four years later by his close guard. Especially known by the testimony of the Latin historian Suetonius, his … Read more

The Cuvier whale holds the apnea record for an animal, after staying underwater for almost four hours. [Article initialement publié en janvier 2025] A cuvier whale remained almost 4 hours under water Although they live in aquatic environment, whales are forced to stay on the surface of the water to be able to breathe. They … Read more

For decades, helicopter performance has been limited by physical constraints that engineers have struggled to overcome. Today, the Airbus racer changes the situation. This hybrid technological demonstrator merges the advantages of an airplane and a helicopter to reach unprecedented speeds, while improving the stability and efficiency in flight. With an innovative architecture with lateral motors … Read more

[Un article initialement publié en mai 2024] —– Among the thousands of species of birds identified in the world, the Casoar of the Casuaridae family is undoubtedly the most dangerous of all, at least for the human being. Given their imposing size, ostriches and emus can also be dangerous for humans if they are aggressive. … Read more

Long relegated to the rank of decorative vestiges or practical supports, the fragments of medieval manuscripts integrated into bindings have rarely aroused attention. However, these pieces of parchment, often recycled over the centuries, can contain forgotten texts of considerable historical value. This is precisely what researchers from the University of Cambridge revealed by identifying an … Read more

We often imagine the animal photographer hidden in a forest for hours while waiting for a wild animal to pass his goal. However, wilderness is also found in the heart of our cities.