Dental jewelry is today a aesthetic trend. But did you know that at the time of the ancient Mayas, this practice was already in vogue? Furthermore, have precious stones placed on their teeth apparently had a much more sanitary motivation, according to the findings of a team of archaeologists. The ancient Mesoamerican civilizations were highly …
Apparently the ancient Mayans took great care of their teeth. Read More »
Time flies: it has already been more than three years since the lander InSight arrived on Marchmore precisely in the region Elysium Planitia. Alongside it, the SEIS seismometer, a device developed by CNES and whose scientific supervision is provided by the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris. SEIS has detected more than 1,300 quakes …
March: soon the end of the journey for the InSight lander and the SEIS seismometer Read More »
The series law ended on the night of Friday May 20 to Saturday May 21 (at 2:28 a.m. Paris time): for the first time, a capsule Starliner of Boeing docked at the International Space Station. Starliner only contains a dummy loaded with sensors – which will be used to collect data for the validation of …
Boeing’s Starliner capsule has docked well with the ISS! Read More »
We are experiencing a serious ecological and energy crisis, a crisis of resources too. If the water flowing from the tap in our kitchen seems very banal to us, in many countries access to drinking water does not exist or remains a rarity. Thus more than 2 billion people in the world do not have …
A French startup is developing a dome that turns salt water into drinking water Read More »
The agri-food giant Kraft Heinz seeks to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. An ambitious objective that requires original initiatives. And profound upheavals for products as well known as ketchup. Plastic is no longer fantastic! The Kraft Heinz group wants to reduce its use of this polluting material for the containers of its everyday …
From austrian scientists have succeeded in create a supersolid in laboratory by cooling a monatomic gas. This team of researchers was directed by Francesca Ferlainoan Italian-Austrian physicist. Professor of experimental physics at the University of Innsbruck and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Innsbruck, Francesca Ferlaino …
The supersolid finally synthesized in the laboratory thanks to an atomic gas! Read More »
We know that NASA does not intend to stop exploring the Moon and that the planet Mars is the next destination for its astronauts. But until recently, the space agency gave no details regarding the first manned martian mission. During a high-level discussion of the US space agency’s goals for human space exploration, a NASA …
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Lately, we hear a lot about cases of monkeypox in some countries, and health officials around the world are concerned. These cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States where at least one case has been detected, in the United Kingdom where 9 cases have been confirmed, and in Portugal where 5 cases …
Scientists are concerned about potential outbreaks of monkeypox globally Read More »
The surface of Mars is covered by frost rich in carbon dioxide. It is because of this high concentration of carbon dioxide that the surface of Mars sometimes appears blue on the camera of the American orbiter Odyssey 2001. This camera called THEMIS takes images not only in the visible spectrum, but also in infrared. …
NASA researchers have solved the mystery of frost trails on Mars Read More »
NASA has had to resign itself to suspending all routine outings for its astronauts until further notice, following a new liquid leak that occurred during the full outing. It’s official: reluctantly, NASA has been forced to announce the suspension of routine spacewalks for all of its astronauts for at least several months. The reason given: …
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