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19 janvier
16h19
Climate scientist: There’s no place that’s safe
Experts discuss the increased intensity we can expect from destructive weather events due to climate change, while an amateur meteorologist explains how he helped sound the alarm as wildfires spread towards the L.A. County community of Altadena.
16 janvier
12h21
Scientists make jaw-dropping discovery about Iron Age women in U.K.
Scientists analyzing, year old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.
15 janvier
17h08
SpaceX pushes Starship test flight back one day due to weather
If the weather cooperates, the Starship launch will follow the maiden flight of Jeff Bezos’ already weather delayed New Glenn rocket.
14 janvier
01h01
What to know about the pink fire retardant being dropped on L.A. wildfires
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot pink fire suppressant in a desperate effort to stop the flames.
13 janvier
23h42
When will cicadas come back in 2025?
Brood XIV, the second largest group of periodical cicadas, known for their noisy mass emergence from the ground, will arrive this spring.
08 janvier
12h01
Scientists: Toxic semen could kill female mosquitoes, curb disease spread
Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood, thereby spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
02 janvier
19h12
U.K.’s biggest dinosaur footprint site discovered: So surreal
It is hoped the discovery will provide clues about how dinosaurs interacted, as well as their size and the speeds at which they moved.
31 décembre
17h57
Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. New Year’s Eve
Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern U.S. just in time for New Year’s Eve, but cloud cover may put a damper on festivities.
30 décembre
22h22
What to know about tonight’s black moon
It may sound spooky, but a black moon is nothing ominous.
14h45
New species, including blob-headed fish, identified across world in 2024
Hundreds of new species across the globe were identified by scientists in .
26 décembre
15h34
These space missions will take off in 2025
Space agencies worldwide are gearing up missions in to expand humanity’s horizons, from the moon and Mars to asteroids and beyond.
25 décembre
22h32
Orca who carried her dead calf for 17 days has a new baby
Tahlequah has a newborn girl, years after she made headlines for carrying her dead calf for days.
24 décembre
19h53
2,600-year-old shipwreck is raised from waters off Spain
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its discovery in .
21 décembre
14h19
What to know about the winter solstice, 2024’s shortest day
The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. , and is marked with traditions and celebrations around the world.
20 décembre
16h16
Why fish, birds and other animals yawn too, according to an expert
Humans aren’t alone when it comes to yawning all vertebrates do it. But why An expert explains the likely reason behind this evolutionarily ancient act.
14h18
Americans coexisted with 4-ton sloths for millennia, research shows
Early Americans may have spent millennia sharing prehistoric savannas and wetlands with enormous beasts, research shows.
18 décembre
21h10
Murder hornets eradicated in the U.S., agriculture officials say
Giant hornets, dubbed murder hornets, have been eradicated in the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first detected in Washington state.
12h14
Coal use hitting record in 2024, which is likely hottest year yet, report says
World coal use is set to reach an all time high in , the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history .
17 décembre
16h23
Bronze-Age Britons were cannibalized after massacre, research shows
Researchers determined that dozens of men, women and children were violently killed and cannibalized in Bronze Age era England.
06 décembre
11h50
Wisdom, the world’s oldest-known wild bird, lays an egg at 74
Wisdom the Laysan albatross was first tagged by researchers in . Since then, she’s believed to have raised as many as chicks.
27 novembre
16h46
NASA shows off image of U.S. military’s abandoned city under the ice
Scientists now have a clearer picture of Camp Century, an abandoned U.S. military base long hidden under the ice in Greenland, thanks to a NASA research team’s good luck.
11h48
Honolulu hopes to identify long-unclaimed bodies with advanced DNA testing
Forensic pathologists hope advanced DNA testing technology will enable them to attach names to all the unidentified people at the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office.
24 novembre
14h56
Dishing up space food
At the Johnson Space Food Systems Laboratory in Houston, NASA scientists develop dishes freeze dried, heat stabilized, or irradiated to serve on the International Space Station. Correspondent David Pogue checks out what’s on the menu in Earth orbit.
22 novembre
17h47
Emperor penguin found on Australian beach released at sea after 20 days of care
The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach.
00h41
Iceland volcano flares in region’s 7th eruption in one year
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavà k and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region’s seventh eruption in a year.
21 novembre
01h07
How collecting pine cones helps renew Oregon forests after wildfires
Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for new reforestation projects.
20 novembre
23h58
Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.
11h37
Carcass of massive endangered whale washes ashore in Alaska
The carcass was comparable to the width of a college basketball court and female, according to biologists.
19 novembre
12h01
Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
14 novembre
15h45
Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the Pacific
Scientists say they’ve discovered a mega coral three times bigger than the previous record holder so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.