[Article initialement publié le 15 septembre 2025] The effects of alcohol on our body It is known that the consumption of alcohol, including beer, has several effects on our body. The brain, the liver, or even the heart, all can be negatively impacted by alcohol. But it turns out that drinking beer regularly has an … Read more

We rarely think about it while walking, but balance is about more than just putting one foot in front of the other. Each part of the foot has its role, even the most discreet. The little toe, often neglected, nevertheless contributes to this stability that we take for granted. A precise balance orchestrated by our … Read more

[Un article de The Conversation écrit par Magali Jaoul-Grammare – Chargée de Recherche CNRS en Economie, Université de Strasbourg & Anne Stenger – Directrice de recherche en économie, Inrae] Beyond monetary incentives, which are often temporary, education can constitute a lasting lever in favor of pro-environmental behavior (CPE). If a high level of education promotes understanding of … Read more

In animals as in humans, aging is not always synonymous with quiet wisdom. Certain alterations in behavior, long attributed to age or boredom, actually reveal a more complex and little-known process. In homes around the world, discreet signs accumulate without warning. What if these signals, observed in domestic felines, could redefine the way we approach … Read more

The Universe appears calm to the naked eye, but it hides extremely violent turbulence. At the centers of galaxies, gravitational monsters feed on matter silently, until their stability falters. It is in these rare moments that phenomena capable of reshaping their environment arise. One of them has just been surprised by two orbiting telescopes, revealing … Read more

[Article déjà publié le 17 juillet 2025] On private sales sites, good deals are sometimes mixed with unsuspected vestiges of industrial history. Alarm clocks from another century, forgotten vials, and innocuous furniture can hide relics loaded with once commonplace substances. It is in this context that radioactive objects on Leboncoin were recently discovered by a … Read more

Infrared imaging has long been reserved for expensive, bulky equipment limited to specific military or industrial uses. However, its ability to detect heat, through smoke, at night or in opaque environments, represents a crucial issue for sectors such as security, medicine or autonomous mobility. A technological obstacle persisted: how to make this technology accessible, compact … Read more

The luxury tastes of the Roman elites were not limited to banquets and imported marble. In the ancient port of Berenice, on the Egyptian coast, archaeologists have uncovered a series of burials that are surprising to say the least. Macaques from India, buried with care, sometimes even accompanied by kittens or piglets. Behind these unusual … Read more

Giving birth remains an intense, sometimes risky moment, even in a medical setting. Some women are more vulnerable than others, due to their health or the course of their pregnancy. Known procedures, such as the epidural, could however offer much more than simple relief. New data are relaunching the debate on childbirth and epidural risks, … Read more

Carnivorous plants don't just seduce with their strange appearance: they actively manipulate the behavior of their prey. This is the case of Nepenthes khasiana, a rare species from northeast India, which traps ants with a sweet… poisonous nectar. A study carried out by researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), … Read more