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Oil at over $80, bad for the economy, good for the climate?
Published on: October 10, 2018
When Nicolas Hulot left the French government, he mentioned among the reasons for his resignation the...
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The impact of balls and drops: the same battle
Published on: september 28, 2018
The impact of a drop on a surface has always fascinated mankind: Leonardo da Vinci...
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Île de Ré's Baleines lighthouse, a reminder of energy transitions
Published: August 20, 2018
Every summer, the population of the island of Ré, which numbers just over 17,000 in winter,...
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Hospital: when caregivers invent their own solutions to their discomfort
Published on: July 16, 2018
Nurse suicides, mass resignations of exhausted emergency doctors, strikes...
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Music in the sights of industrial groups
Published on: July 12, 2018
The French music industry is shaken by the unprecedented entry of industrial groups,...
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Did the Romans hunt whales in the Mediterranean?
Published on: July 11, 2018
Commercial whaling, hitherto thought to have begun with the...
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Science invites itself into the world of soccer
Published on: june 20, 2018
Soccer is a game of movement: soccer players generally cover 8 to 12 km...
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In France, mosquitoes also transmit the Usutu virus
Published: June 18, 2018
It happened two years ago, but scientists have only just discovered...
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Nadège Nziza finalist in "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (My thesis in 180 seconds)
Published on: June 14, 2018
Nadège Nziza, a Montpellier native by adoption, is a doctoral student at UM in pathophysiology....
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A "queer match": ordinary homophobia and enforced heterosexuality
Published on: June 12, 2018
Do you know how many footballers in the world embrace their homosexuality? And how were they...
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The secrets of tardigrades, those cosmic Pokémons
Published on: 08 June 2018
They're clawed and mythologically beautiful. Tardigrades, microscopic invertebrates with...
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The effectiveness of marine reserves compromised by human proximity
Published on: 08 June 2018
The ecological benefits of marine reserves located close to man are...
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A French "Windrush"? What France has done to its overseas populations
Published on: 07 June 2018
The "Windrush" scandal continues to make headlines in the UK. The...
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Ticks and their bacteria: a criminal syndicate
Published on: 06 June 2018
Ticks get a bad press, and this reputation is often justified. These animals...
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Man in his environment
Published on: May 31, 2018
Our planet is fragile: this new awareness is making its mark on the 21st century....
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Russia, the promised land of the French far right?
Published on: May 28, 2018
Emmanuel Macron's first trip to Russia is a real reminder of a strategy of influence...