L’expansion de l’univers ralentit-elle ?

Longtemps, cette idée a relevé du cliché ou du malaise social. Pourtant, la science a fini par montrer qu’il existe bien une base biologique objective à ce phénomène. Des chercheurs japonais ont identifié le composé chimique principalement responsable de cette odeur particulière, ...  Show more

La bibliothèque d’Alexandrie est devenue le symbole absolu du savoir perdu. Mais contrairement à la légende, elle n’a probablement pas été détruite en une seule nuit par un incendie spectaculaire. Ce qui lui est arrivé est plus complexe, plus lent… et finalement plus humain.La bi ...  Show more

For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like “How does our world even exist?” and “Where did we come from?” Now, more than ever, scientists are finding answers within the Big Bang theory. About 13.8 billion years ago, in a fraction of a fraction ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 'dark energy'. Only 5% of our universe is composed of visible matter, stars, planets and people; something called 'dark matter' makes up about 25% and an enormous 70% of the universe is pervaded with the mysteriously named 'dark energy'. It is a re ...  Show more

Everyone knows about the Big Bang being the beginning of the universe and time - but when and how is it going to end? ask brothers Raffie and Xe from Rome. For this series, with lockdown learning in mind, Drs Rutherford and Fry are investigating scientific mysteries for students ...  Show more

A century ago, astronomers were locked in a debate about the scope of our universe. Were we it? The answer is no. There are other galaxies beyond the Milky Way, and they are speeding away from us. Answering that question left astronomers with an even bigger puzzle. Why is everyth ...  Show more