Category: Science

A European study recently revealed an example proving that submarine power cables can have undesirable consequences on marine animal species. The work focuses on lobster, some specimens of which may indeed present malformations. Developmental impairment In 2016, we unveiled a world map of submarine cables. It must be said that the seabed is home to […]

Fieldwork in northern Greenland suggests that once collapsed, the ice shelves are no longer able to reform unless the climate cools significantly. Also, a simple return to pre-collapse conditions is not enough. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications on May 9. The polar caps and the ice shelves that accompany them are […]

A team of researchers has found that with continued global warming, the ocean is gradually losing its “memory”. These results, published on May 6 in the journal Science Advances, have strong implications for seasonal predictability and the socio-economic sectors that depend on it. The ocean has considerable thermal inertia. A familiar example is the seaside […]

Most stars evolve within galaxies, separated from each other by distances beyond comprehension. The intergalactic space (between each galaxy) seems empty, but it is not entirely so. Some solitary stars indeed sometimes wander there. For the first time, astronomers believe they have found one of these stars brain dead. It could be the first known […]

A study led by the University of Ghent (Belgium) within the framework of the European scientific program DRY-2-DRY has for the first time demonstrated the propensity of droughts to self-propagate and, in fact, to increase the surface subjected to water deficit. The results were published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Recently qualified as the […]

In Guatemala, archaeologists have discovered the oldest recorded evidence of the Mayan calendar: two fragments of wall paintings. When assembled, these reveal a notation known as “7 stags”. Details of the study are published in the journal Science Advances. Four Mayan Calendars The Maya had four calendars. One is the sacred divination calendar or Tzolk’in. […]

A recent French study highlights the significant pollution emanating from astronomy research. This work is emerging at a time when all sectors of activity must reduce their CO2 emissions as much as possible. Astronomy emits a lot of CO2 Today, the fight against greenhouse gas emissions is a global priority. In November 2021, the Global […]

Jointly developed by the European Space Agency and Russia, the ExoMars 2022 mission was to be launched in September with the objective of probing for the presence of extraterrestrial life. The conflict in Ukraine ultimately led to a rift between the two sides. Now the ESA is trying to revise its plans without Russia. In […]

Methane (CH4) currently contributes up to 20% of anthropogenic global warming. However, a study maintains that the changes observed since 2010 in the rate of increase in methane are mainly linked to emissions from tropical continents. The results were published in the journal Nature Communications on March 16. Remember that since the beginning of the […]

Anesthetics are an integral part of medicine today and include a range of drugs used to simply manage pain or render patients completely unconscious. Propofol is the most commonly used anesthetic by doctors today, allowing for a relatively side-effect-free recovery after surgery, but this was not always the case. manage the pain Anesthesia as we […]