The moon indeed affects our sleep, research finds
The idea that the Moon influences the dreaming process of human beings has been held for a long time….
20 percent of Lake Victoria’s species could go extinct
Around 20 percent of the species in and around Africa’s largest lake are threatened with extinction, warns the World…
Drug-eating bacteria could be the key to solving the problem of antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic resistance is a global threat to health. But some bacteria are not content to resist them: they actually…
NASA is having a hard time explaining these mysterious holes
US Space Agency NASA has discovered three mysterious holes in the Beaufort Sea, a gigantic stretch of ice north…
Researchers have found a way to regrow tooth enamel
Scientific research has enabled researchers to regrow the enamel of teeth damaged by decay. To do this, they used…
Bill Gates warns against a resurgence of malaria
American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates warned on Wednesday against a resurgence of malaria, for lack of a political…
Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic currents
An international group of scientists has found that the recent weakening of the Atlantic current system can influence the…
Important deposits of rare earth minerals discovered in Japan
Rare earth mineral deposits discovered in 2013 could contain more than 16 million tonnes of these precious minerals, used…
Scientists have found an 85,000-year-old fossil that may change history
An international group of archaeologists announced the discovery of a fossilized human finger bone about 85,000 years old in…
Plants also absorb Mercury
More and more experimental studies in the field and on computer models indicate that mercury could also be absorbed…
Sudden infant death linked to a rare genetic mutation
A rare gene mutation that causes respiratory muscle dysfunction is said to be over-represented in infants who fall victims…
Coffin birth: this woman gave birth after death
An ancient medieval grave found near Bologna, Italy, contained a pregnant woman injured in the head with a fetus…
Ata, the alien-looking skeleton is really just human
Researchers have been able to understand the unusual morphology of Ata, an unusual “alien-looking” skeleton found in the Atacama…
Africa is splitting in two… literally
A geological phenomenon is dividing the African continent in two, at the level of the Great Rift Valley which…
The last male northern white rhinoceros in the world has died
The last remaining northern white rhinoceros in the world, called Sudan, was euthanized yesterday after the significant worsening of…
NASA to send 20 new experiments to space
US space agengy NASA will send 20 new experiments on its next refueling mission of the International Space Station…
