Physics

When Women Shaped Society in Iron Age Great Britain

Old companies did not all function on a strict patriarchal model. In Great Britain, at the Iron Age, certain communities were organized around women, a fact today confirmed by the analysis of several genomes from burials in Dorset. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and Bournemouth University identified a matrilocal social structure, where men left their … Read more

Unearthing the Dark History of Ancient Trade Routes in the Negev Desert

For millennia, the Neguev desert in Israel has been crossed by commercial roads connecting Arabia, Egypt, Phenicia and Mediterranean Europe. These routes have shaped precious goods like incense and myrrh, but also complex human dynamics, still poorly understood. Recently, a team from the Antiquities of Israel (IAA) has uncovered a 2,500 -year -old funeral site, … Read more

Infidelity and Divorce Among Penguins: Unraveling the Secrets of Their Relationships

Almost, penguins have been perceived as models of fidelity, embodying the romantic image of couples united for life. However, this idyllic vision masks a much more nuanced reality. Far from being systematically monogamous, some species display high separation rates, where unions sometimes only last a season. Divorce in penguins is not an anecdotal phenomenon: it … Read more

Virgin Voyages, Titanic, Disney: The Reason Behind the White Paint on Some Cruise Ships

There is no agreement imposing this choice of color, but for scientific and psychological reasons, white is often preferred. White, an important thermoregulator Whether they belong to Celestyal Cruises, Celebrity Cruises or Carnival Cruise Line, all these ships have one thing in common: their shell is white, so much so that this has become an … Read more

Does Pregnancy Permanently Alter Parents’ Brains?

In recent years, we have heard more and more about how pregnancy has changed the structure of the human brain. The idea that a mother's brain changes during pregnancy may seem surprising, but it is however. [Article issu de The Conversation, écrit par Jodi Pawluski, Affiliated Researcher, Université de Rennes] Recent research has again highlighted … Read more