Tag: origin
Formation of the Solar System: news on the origin of Mars and the Earth
Some cosmochemists suspected that the Earth and Mars would have formed by accreting significant amounts of matter from the regions where the giant planets were born. Showing that this was…
What is the origin of Santa Claus?
On the night of December 24 to 25, he toured the world in record time to bring gifts to all good children. Santa. Today sweet and smiling, the character has…
What is the origin of Christmas balls?
Among the most common Christmas symbols, there is the famous Christmas tree. And who says Christmas tree, inevitably says Christmas balls. But isn’t it a funny idea to decorate a…
The origin of terrestrial components revealed by the composition of the lower mantle
Where do the carbon, nitrogen, and water that made the Earth habitable come from? Even today, this question remains intensely debated. Yet one chemical element in particular could help solve…
Has your PC gone silent? No more sound coming from the speakers or headphones? Several reasons can be at the origin of this sudden silence. A check and a few tweaks in Windows may be enough to fix the problem.
Has your PC gone silent? No more sound coming from the speakers or headphones? Several reasons can be at the origin of this sudden silence. A check and a few…
The mystery of the origin of water on Earth finally solved?
For a long time, the question of the origin of water on Earth has been debated. Researchers are now bringing new clues that point to a somewhat surprising probable source:…
Our domestic cat at the origin of civilization
Our domestic cat, this ball furnished with hair and whiskers which purrs on our knees, not tolerating the slightest disturbance, is an enigma. Scientists have long been trying to find…
The web can be temperamental at times. And during your browsing sessions, you have already come across cryptic messages indicating errors. Learn how to decipher them to understand the origin of the problem.
The web can be temperamental at times. And during your browsing sessions, you have already come across cryptic messages indicating errors. Learn how to decipher them to understand the origin…
What is pop it, this game that appeals to young and old alike?
We have all explored, at least once in our life, the pleasant sensation of bursting the small bubbles of the famous bubble wrap, the plastic wrapping, used to protect the…
“The origin of the world. A natural history of soil for those who trample on it ”by Marc-André Selosse
The book France this Sunday is entitled “The Origin of the World. A natural history of the soil for those who trample it ”published by Actes Sud. A plea full…