The melting of the Arctic ice is an ecological disaster that global warming is producing more intensely every day. But for some, this climatic catastrophe is a godsend. It opens up new shipping lanes where only a few years ago the ice pack was so thick that it froze.
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It cannot be said that the Arctic has never accustomed us to lush vegetation. The expanses of ice, the blizzard-swept plains, provide an unfriendly environment for plants. The only plants that can withstand these extreme cold temperatures are usually shrubs of very low growth.
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Ever since the first human beings looked up to the sky, they have wondered if they were alone in the universe. This recurring question of humanity may find a definitive answer. Having launched dozens of missions over the past decades to explore our solar system and beyond,
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As the United Nations General Assembly is now taking place and dozens of heads of state are about to take the podium to parade and deliver their good word, an internal note reveals the incredible unpreparedness of the United Nations to deal with the peril of climate migration.
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China has mastered new technologies and is becoming a leader in this field before our very eyes. Big data, facial recognition and predictive algorithms no longer hold any secrets for the Chinese; they have become masters of them. In other countries, the development of new technologies is being done to improve
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The links between global warming and geopolitical risks and migration are no longer to be demonstrated. The UN Security Council has just published an alarming study: if nothing is done quickly to mitigate the extreme climate risks in Iraq, the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) may find itself back in a "climate crisis".
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L’Arctique va mal. Sa glace de mer la plus ancienne et la plus épaisse est en train de se briser. D’étranges lacs ponctuent son paysage. La chimie même de son eau est en train de changer. Les choses pourraient être sur le point d’empirer. De nouvelles recherches ont en effet
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Ceux qui ont choisi de passer leurs vacances dans les Alpes et de crapahuter des les montagnes s’en sont sans doute aperçus cet été. Les panoramas sont aussi éblouissants, le Mont-Blanc aussi majestueux, mais il y a quelque chose de bizarre, d’inhabituel. Les montagnards qui aiment grimper sur les sommets
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La semaine dernière, la Terre a établi des records de température. Il fait chaud, très chaud, partout, et le phénomène semble ne pas vouloir s’arrêter. Chacun ressent cette surchauffe anormale, de nombreux morts sont déclarés dans plusieurs endroits du monde, certaines régions atteignent le seuil du supportable avec plus de
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Alors que nous nous mobilisons pour préserver la biodiversité et prônons une alimentation durable et raisonnable, alors que de nombreuses campagnes dénoncent le gaspillage, alors que le fossé entre les riches et les pauvres s’accroit partout dans le monde et que la faim sévit toujours, un rapport de la FAO
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Une équipe internationale de 59 scientifiques de 17 nations vient de publier un rapport dans la revue Nature Geosciences. Leur constat est terrible : le réchauffement de la planète pourrait être le double de ce que prédisent les modèles climatiques. Ce sont des mécanismes d’amplification, mal représentés dans les modèles, qui
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Researchers have just identified 1016 specific genes associated with intelligence, the vast majority of which were unknown to science. This discovery greatly expands our understanding of the genetic basis of cognitive function. It brings the infinite debate between innate and acquired intelligence back into focus. Directed by geneticist Danielle
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The problem with the spinal cord is that you only have one and if you have a lesion, doctors can't repair it; they can only try to reduce the damage. The consequences for the injured are serious and usually make them severely and severely disabled.
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The king of the African savannah, the tree of life, the pharmacist tree, the magic tree, the millennium baobab tree, is disappearing. Silently and mysteriously. An international team of researchers is making this tragic observation: the oldest baobabs in Africa are dying. We do not know the causes of
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NASA has just announced in a special press conference, held Thursday at 8 p.m. (French time), that it has discovered complex organic molecules and methane, all of which are linked to life, on Mars. This is important news, even if life, past or present, even microbial life, has not yet been discovered.
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C’est une étude hors normes que publie la revue Science. Elle est le fruit du rassemblement de données recueillies auprès de 40 000 exploitations agricoles dans 119 pays et couvrant 40 produits alimentaires qui représentent 90 % de tout ce qui est consommé dans le monde. Les résultats sont très nombreux
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Every day the media report new performances that robots can acquire. They can walk, run, climb, play. But they have no sense of touch and are devoid of any sensitivity. Swiss researchers have invented an elastic, multi-material, electrode-clad super-fibre that perfectly fulfils the functions of a nerve.
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On Friday 25 May, the European General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data (GDPSR) will enter into force throughout the European Union. A text that has been hard fought to preserve the personal data of Internet users. Despite this progress, the vast majority of French people still feel unsafe in the digital world.
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A groundbreaking study makes for the first time a comprehensive assessment of all life on Earth. There is no shortage of revelations and surprises in this analysis. It reveals that the 7.6 billion humans represent only a tiny fraction (0.01%) of all living things.
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South Africa, and particularly Cape Town, is suffering from an unprecedented drought. The municipality has even announced that the taps could be closed during August. To solve this serious crisis, a sea rescue specialist has come up with a crazy idea: towing an iceberg from Antarctica and
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