Que font les humains avec la vie ?

C’est une première réalisée par le paléontologue Antoine Balzeau : recréer en 3D le cerveau de Neandertal et de Cro-Magnon. Le projet Paléo-brain ou comment se mettre dans la tête de nos ancêtres pour mieux comprendre ce qui se passe dans la nôtre ? Mettons-nous dans la tête de n ...  Show more

Comment donner leur place aux chercheurs, présents sur tout le continent, mais absents des publications scientifiques internationales ? Regards croisés des différents acteurs de la recherche réunis au Cap en Afrique du Sud pour faire émerger une science réellement ouverte au sud. ...  Show more

Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos-482 lands, though no one is certain where. Physicists turn lead into gold. Overdose deaths are down, in part thanks to the availability of naloxone. Flamingos make underwater food tornadoes. Chimps use leaves as a multi-tool. Recommended reading: A Ne ...  Show more

Animals’ lifespans can be far shorter or much longer than those of humans. Scientists are researching creatures such as “immortal” jellyfish and long-lived tortoises and digging deep into genetic codes to figure out why animals age—and what we can do to improve longevity in human ...  Show more

Animals’ lifespans can be far shorter or much longer than those of humans. Scientists are researching creatures such as “immortal” jellyfish and long-lived tortoises and digging deep into genetic codes to figure out why animals age—and what we can do to improve longevity in human ...  Show more

This week’s roundup dives into Mars’s lumpy mantle, a nasal spray that may help prevent COVID and the growing confusion around vaccine access in the U.S. Plus, researchers link phone use while on the toilet to hemorrhoid risk, uncover ancient mammoth microbiomes and explain why s ...  Show more