The Franco-Chinese space mission SVOM has just entered a new phase: after nine months of testing, the satellite is officially ready to operate at full capacity. Its main objective? Observing the most ...

An exceptional butterfly fossil has been rediscovered in a Japanese museum after decades of neglect. This find sheds light on a previously unknown species. The specimen, discovered in 1988 in Hyogo ...

Protons play a central role in energy production within cells. A team of researchers has discovered that their movement is influenced by electron spin, a quantum property. This interaction occurs in ...

A team of researchers proposes a surprising origin for dark matter. Their model draws inspiration from the remarkable properties of superconductors to explain this cosmic mystery. According to this ...

The Perseverance rover has just written a new chapter in space history by capturing an unprecedented phenomenon. For the first time, auroras have been photographed from the surface of another planet ...

A team from UNIGE and UniBE shows that generative AI can outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests. LLMs achieved significantly better scores with 82% correct answers compared to 56% for ...

Depictions on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs suggest a link between the sky goddess Nut and the Milky Way. A recent study led by an astronomer sheds new light on this connection. Depiction of the ...

The speed at which life appeared on Earth intrigues scientists. A new study suggests this phenomenon could be common in the universe. David Kipping, an astronomer at Columbia University, analyzed ...

Jeremy Darling from the University of Colorado Boulder proposes an original approach to measure the gravitational wave background. These cosmic vibrations, particularly resulting from collisions of ...

Astronomers may have identified a rare binary star system where one star orbits within the volume of its companion. This discovery opens a new window into the evolution of double star systems. The ...

The Earth's crust may contain a source of clean natural hydrogen capable of meeting humanity's energy needs for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. An international team of scientists has ...

Life on Earth reached a decisive turning point about 2.6 billion years ago. An international team of researchers has just demonstrated how the emergence of complex cells, called eukaryotes, profoundly ...