Tag: nature
Roses on February 14? The aberrant carbon footprint of their industrial production
The French are preparing to offer 1.5 million plants and bouquets of flowers this weekend on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, an extremely important day for florists, one of the…
Let’s stop the roses for Valentine’s Day! by Bruno Parmentier
The French are preparing to offer 1.5 million plants and bouquets of flowers this weekend on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, an extremely important day for florists, one of the…
Decathlon outdoor: find the hiking spot near you
News Published on 08/16/2021 at 3:46 p.m., Reading 1 min. It’s the good plan of the summer: want to discover new walks close to your home or your vacation spot?…
Birth of a forest – It’s in your nature
In the Paris region, in the plain of Pierrelaye, near Cergy, a forest is being planted. A resilient forest, on polluted soil, with trees adapted to global warming. Thousands of…
The amount of oxygen on Earth would have long stagnated at very low levels
The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would have long stagnated at particularly low levels, impacting the development of the biosphere. New results that could lead to a revision of…
Nature, cultivation and processing of sugar beet: multiple facets!
This article is part of a series of publications in which Futura, in association with the Interprofessional Association of Beet and Sugar (AIBS), follows the beet season. With the harvest…
What is the quietest place in the world?
Increased blood pressure, stress. Researchers observe day after day the damage that noise causes to our health, both physical and mental. So maybe it’s time to find some calm. Far…
Aspirin in nature! Those who learn the benefits of hops do not miss from their home.
If you have not heard of hops until now, you will not miss it from your home after learning about its benefits. Hops are very useful with its antioxidant-rich content.…
Dazzling trip to Zanskar, in the heart of the Himalayas
Perched on the northern slopes of the Indian Himalayas, near Ladakh, it is a region of 7,000 km2 not quite like the others: Zanskar. It is also called “little Tibet”.…
The policeman’s fly – It’s in your nature
Scavenger Diptera, more often known as poop flies, are allies in criminal investigations. Report at the Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie, near Paris, where flies recovered from corpses…