
Tardigrades in quantum country?
Published on: February 01, 2022
Biology, including "molecular" biology, has traditionally been the closed field of comfortable...

Portrait(s) de France(s) : Digital, what's at stake for society?
Published on: February 01, 2022
In the "metaverse", that fictional virtual universe that Mark Zuckerberg seems so passionate about,...

Mnemons: memory through prion proteins
Published on: January 27, 2022
In the same way that we are able to memorize information, organisms...

In Africa, more sequencing is needed to better monitor variants
Published on: January 05, 2022
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa and...

"Chemsex": behind the scenes of the dangerous alliance between sex and amphetamines
Published on: January 03, 2022
The phenomenon appeared in the United States and some major European cities at the beginning of...

How synthetic amphetamines made their mark
Published on: January 03, 2022
In an interview published on April 18, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron...

Omicron, Delta, Alpha... Understanding the ball of variants
Published on: December 13, 2021
Discovered on November 25 and declared "of concern" by the WHO the following day, the...

"If the epidemic continues at this rate, stronger measures will be needed to avoid hospital tensions."
Published on: November 29, 2021
While the Omicron variant and its multiple mutations are the focus of much attention,...

How are new frog species formed?
Published on: November 22, 2021
How do similar animals evolve to form different species that have become...

The origins of oyster color: a PhD student's emotional journey
Published on: November 05, 2021
The festive season is (almost) upon us, a special occasion to celebrate and...

Archaeological seeds shed light on Champagne's winegrowing history
Published on: September 27, 2021
The Champagne region is synonymous with... champagne. Symbol of, and synonymous with, celebration and luxury,...

Why the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is unlikely to lose its virulence
Published on: September 06, 2021
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, clear-cut opinions have been issued on a regular basis...

"It's for your own good": can a sanction really be altruistic?
Published on: August 30, 2021
"Economics is the science that studies human behavior as a relationship between...

When virtual reality experiences make you want to travel...
Published on: August 24, 2021
According to the World Tourism Organization, 95% of the world's tourists are concentrated...

Covid-19: what do we know about the Delta variant (and others)?
Published on: July 13, 2021
Like all living things, the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves. In the course of each infection,...

Before the asteroid that caused their extinction, dinosaur species were already in decline
Published on: June 30, 2021
66 million years ago, on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, a massive...