Tag: science
Patrick Vinton Kirch, anthropologist of the Pacific, from trowel to prose
American archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch, in front of the Ulupo heiau (temple), in Kailua, Hawaii, November 9, 2023. ALEXIS RIOPEL Patrick Vinton Kirch walks alongside an impressive stack of volcanic…
Exodus: a sci-fi action and adventure game from former BioWare, Naughty Dog and 343 Industries revealed
The editor Wizards of the Coast and the developer Archetype Entertainmenta studio run by James Ohlen and made up of former members of BioWare, Naughty Dog And 343 Industrieswere at…
How ArianeGroup seeks to reduce its carbon emissions
Like air transport, space activity is often criticized for its pollution, especially with the increase in the number of launches in recent years. In his book Space Reavers (Buchet Chastel,…
“The ramp-up of Ariane-6 is vital for Europe in space”
Martin Sion, during the Bordeaux Métropole Aeronautics and Space Summit, October 17, 2023. SEBASTIEN ORTOLA / REA The executive president of ArianeGroup is responsible for ensuring a rapid increase in…
Sanofi strengthens its research to play in the big leagues
The general director of the French pharmaceutical group Sanofi, Paul Hudson, during the group’s general meeting, in Paris, May 3, 2022. ERIC PIERMONT / AFP Delicate maneuver at Sanofi. A…
with Gemini, Google intends to compete with the best OpenAI models
ETIENNE LAURENT / EPA / MAXPPP “Gemini is the model of artificial intelligence [IA] the most powerful and generalist that we have published », welcomed Google CEO Sundar Pichai on…
Hunting the wolf – Politics instead of science determines the minimum number of wolf packs – News
Contents How many packs is needed at least to ensure that the survival of wolves in Switzerland is not jeopardized? Apparently this is not determined by science, but by politics.…
In Chile, on the construction site of the largest telescope in the world
A landscape of sky and stone, turquoise and ocher. This is the Atacama, foothills of the Chilean Andes. A desert drier and rougher than a brick, where almost nothing grows…
Why is there human excrement on the Moon? Understand in three minutes
In six expeditions to lunar soil, humans have left behind all kinds of waste. Among them, equipment, a flag that has become legendary, and 96 bags containing stools, vomit and…
Medicines agency sounds alarm over allergic reactions associated with antiseptic
The National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) observed a “steady increase in the number of reports of serious allergic reactions associated with chlorhexidine”a bactericidal antiseptic,…
a trip to the Moon, as if you were there
The interior of the “LuneXplorer” capsules is designed on the model of current spacecraft. CARTON STONE /SPACE CITY You have to overcome the slight apprehension that sets in when you…
AB Science: virtual meeting to follow
A.S. Published on 11/28/2023 at 7:45 p.m. Photo credit © AB Science (Boursier.com) — AB Science…