Tag: nature
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…
Orphaned seal pup released from England to nature seen on the coast of France
The male seal pup, who was found without a mother on the coast of England when he was very young, was taken into protection and was released into the wild…
Why do ripe fruits accelerate the ripening of other fruits?
It only takes one ripe fruit for the others around to accelerate their ripening. But why ? And does this apply to all fruits? It is not a legend, the…
Where do wolves live in France?
Since the 1990s, the wolf has returned to France after decades of absence. It would have arrived via Italy, in the Mercantour, south of the Alps, where it remains particularly…
Well-being and health by nature
The trees, flowers, the sun: they surround us on a daily basis, yet we cannot imagine how they play an important role in our life. Moods, behaviors and emotions depend…
The world as seen by Stas Bartnikas: 10 stunning aerial photos
As always, Stas Bartnikas invites us to take to the heights to discover the beauty and diversity of the terrestrial landscapes. Direction first, the land of predilection of the Russian…