The robot of these students could come to the aid of humans in danger
On the small table allocated to them, Alphonse Mendy, Achille Tsakas, Antoine Bruxelle, Aymeric Kwan and Adrien Schroeyers, five apprentice engineers in mechatronics (a...
How are world heat records calculated?
The news over the past few days has been filled with repeated announcements of new global daily heat records. Thus, Tuesday, July 4 was...
Water management: how to adapt to climate change
Global warming is affecting the availability of water, and the measures taken to stem this decline in the resource must include many technological components....
TotalEnergies accused of "climate inaction": the action of NGOs and communities ruled inadmissible by...
The action of NGOs and local authorities, who were asking the courts to compel TotalEnergies to align its climate strategy with the Paris agreement,...
Malaria: 18 million doses of vaccine for twelve African countries
Some 18 million doses of the first RTS,S malaria vaccine will be sent to twelve African countries until 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO),...
Weather: Monday is the hottest day on record
According to initial measurements on Tuesday from an American meteorological organization, Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever measured globally, exceeding the 17°C...
Food waste: EU sets binding targets for 2030
The European Union has decided to tackle the subject of food waste head-on and has set itself rather ambitious objectives for 2030. The European...
Hydrogen storage: French team wins 2023 European Inventor Award
A new acoustic material that reduces noise pollution, a molecular catalyst that improves chemical reactions, a system capable of transforming waste into renewable fuel…...
Asbestos: the court confirms the dismissal of the appeal in the case of intoxication...
The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed on Wednesday July 5 the abandonment of the prosecution for injuries and manslaughter in the case of asbestos...
Ariane 5 retires: its best missions
On July 5, the last Ariane 5 will launch from Europe's spaceport in Kourou. This heavy launcher, a flagship of the European space industry,...
The Euclid telescope will take off to explore the dark side of the Universe
The European Euclid space telescope is due to take off on Saturday to try to shed light on one of the greatest scientific enigmas,...
Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Explained: An In-Depth Look At How NMN Works
In the intricate dance of life at a cellular level, certain molecules play leading roles, conducting and coordinating the myriad functions that keep us...
El Niño has taken hold and will be of "at least moderate" strength, according...
The El Niño weather phenomenon, usually associated with an increase in global temperatures, has begun and will continue throughout the year at an intensity...
Drought and Fireworks: The Dilemma
Here is a general concept which, when it is theorized by an apple, does not represent any danger. But if Newton had illustrated it...
Follow the launch of Europe's Euclid Space Telescope!
For the crews of Europe's Euclid space mission, the long-awaited hour has finally arrived! After twenty years of work devoted to designing a probe...
Background noise from the Universe heard for the first time
Astronomers have been tracking it for a quarter of a century: the background noise emitted by the whirlwind of gigantic black holes has been...
Évreux, Aix-les-Bains, Cavaillon… these cities are champions of water leaks
While drought threatens a large part of France this summer, all means are good to save water. Hunting down leaks becomes a real struggle....
For the Earth Uprisings and "for Nahel", widespread anger in the Place de la...
A demonstration brought together Wednesday, June 28 in the evening in Paris many organizations, environmental movements, unions... who came to denounce the dissolution of...
Prohibited demonstration in Sainte-Soline: six organizers placed in police custody
Six members of the unions and associations who called for a rally against the "megabassin" of Sainte-Soline on March 25 were placed in police...
A new legal battle opens against the megaproject of Total in Uganda
The impact of Total's oil exploitation megaproject in Uganda will again be examined by the French courts. Dismissed of their first action, deemed inadmissible...
Fires in Canada: Smoke arrives in Europe, what impact on air pollution?
After the northern United States, it is Europe that is about to be affected by the smoke from the megafires that are currently engulfing...
We've discovered a new way for stars to die
Astronomers have identified a new way for a star to die, in a veritable pileup at the heart of a galaxy, according to a...
Origin of Life: Major Discovery of a New Molecule by James-Webb
It is a major discovery for understanding how life appeared on Earth and how it could potentially have developed elsewhere. Thanks to the great...
William Ruto, President of Kenya: "The tensions between North and South are just as...
William Ruto was elected President of Kenya at the end of 2022. He leads a country in great financial difficulty, of some 57 million...
Living in excessively hot accommodation without being able to remedy it: a public health...
The extent of the problem is not precisely known, but many people in France suffer from summer fuel poverty. The Abbé Pierre Foundation published...
Red Vigilance: Martinique Prepares for the Arrival of Storm Bret
"The wind continues to strengthen," said Météo-France in its cyclonic bulletin updated Thursday at 6 p.m. local time (22:00 GMT), adding that "the state...
Paris Air Show: all the practical information
The second part of the party has arrived. First act: from Monday to Thursday, the Paris Air Show was the scene of contract signings,...
Paris Air Show: It's time for the meetings
A two-part celebration is the rhythm of the Paris Air and Space Show at Le Bourget, which is held in odd-numbered years. The alternation...
Tropical Storm Bret moves away from Martinique, which descends into orange vigilance
Tropical storm Bret moved away from Martinique on Friday, June 23, after having deprived 25,000 homes of electricity and caused the sinking of a...
Climate: the puzzle of the "national low carbon strategy"
On May 22, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced that the National Low Carbon Strategy (SNBC), the roadmap setting the country's emissions trajectories by 2050,...
United States: a county claims 51 billion dollars from oil groups
A county in Oregon, in the northwest of the United States, announced Thursday to file a complaint against several multinational oil companies to claim...
'Titan': Search for missing submarine enters decisive phase
"This is an extremely difficult time for the families of the crew members who disappeared aboard the Titan," US Coast Guard Cutter (USCG) official...
Nuclear power plants: the Constitutional Council censures the reinforced penalties in the event of...
The Constitutional Council validated on Wednesday June 21 most of the nuclear revival law, but it censored the toughening of penalties in the event...
Paris Air Show: "aviationbashing", decarbonization, "greenwashing", the keys to understanding the debate
The great aviation fair holds its quarters at Le Bourget until Sunday, June 25. Announcements of record sales, denunciation of "aviationbashing", "new French suicide",...
Why thunderstorms are not enough to cope with drought
Cyclone in Normandy, fallen trees in Paris, flooded villages... Violent thunderstorms caused damage in western and northern France this weekend, where more than forty...
Western earthquake: Firefighters survey damage from the air
They joined the ranks of the Charente-Maritime firefighters in 2019, but this is the first time that Charlie and M300 have been out on...
Climate: Himalayan glaciers have never melted so fast
Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an unprecedented rate due to climate change and are threatening the water supply of nearly two billion...
'Knocking' Reportedly Detected From Missing Submarine During 'Titanic' Exploration
Sounds were picked up underwater by Canadian aircraft during search operations for the submarine missing since Sunday with five people aboard near the wreck...
Fourteen environmental protesters, suspected of offenses against a Lafarge factory, arrested
Fourteen people were taken into custody on Tuesday, June 20, in the investigation into the action carried out in 2022 against a Lafarge cement...
"The frequency of sea heatwaves could be multiplied by 50"
This summer, heat waves are set to increase. On June 9, the global average temperature reached 16.77°C, a record for a month of June...