Tag: Science
Discovery of the oldest rune stone in the world
It’s an unexpected find: Norwegian archaeologists have unearthed what may be the world’s oldest runestone, dating back nearly 2,000 years. This discovery is major for experts in the field, because…
PODCAST. What is the “power nap”? The Express explains everything
This week in La Loupe, Xavier Yvon and Valentin Ehkirch, from the Science department, explain to us what “power nap” is. Listen to this episode and subscribe to La Loupe…
Insurrection in Brazil: “Among the rioters, a profile returns, that of Uncle WhatsApp”
The scenes of the invasion of the Presidential Palace of Planalto, the Supreme Court and the seat of Congress, on January 8 in Brasília (Brazil), seemed unreal. Convinced that Lula…
Séverine Erhel: “The analogies between social networks and drugs pose a problem”
The excessive use of social networks by the youngest is increasingly feared. Violent content, insults, harassment… The moderation of these platforms, often limited when it is not non-existent, is not…
The man older than the woman in the couple, a model that has persisted for 250,000 years
In movies and on dating apps, men tend to look for women younger than them. But what about the distant past? A study recently published in the journal Science Advances…
“TOI 700 e”, the last distant exoplanet discovered by NASA
New announcement from NASA: the American space agency has discovered a new exoplanet, a planet that revolves around a star other than the Sun, which would look like Earth. It…
Social networks and religion: between young people and science, an unprecedented mistrust
An edifying development among young people: in 1972, 55% of 18-24 year olds believed that science brought more good than harm. In 2022, this proportion fell to 22%, a drop…
Political science professor about the C choice: "Continuity"
“I will be a liberal and bourgeois lightbulb on Ulf Kristersson and his government,” said Muharrem Demirok when the election committee nominated him as the new leader of the Center…
On Mars, the disturbing silence of the Chinese robot Zhurong
What becomes of Zhurong? The Chinese robot landed on the planet Mars no longer responds. The first non-American spacecraft to carry out a mission on the surface of the red…
PODCAST. The day when science will lower the thermostat of the world
In this episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon explains the scientific and geopolitical issues around the cooling of the planet with Sébastien Julian, journalist in the Science department of L’Express.…