Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest days of 2025 at 86,399.99867 seconds long. How that happens, and how we can even measure it with…
La interacción fuerte es la responsable de la estabilidad de la materia. O sea, de que nosotros mismos, con todo lo que nos rodea, no nos desintegremos. Hablamos de la más intensa de las cuatro interacciones fundamentales de la naturaleza.…
Des scientifiques de l’EPFL ont mis au point un microscope autonome capable de prédire le début de l’agrégation de protéines mal repliées – caractéristique des maladies neurodégénératives – et d’analyser les propriétés biomécaniques de ces agrégats. L’accumulation de protéines mal…
Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked in the…
Puisque l’Univers est en expansion, cela veut-il dire qu’il est parti d’un point précis, où il aurait été tout contracté ? Eh bien non ! Un physicien nous explique. Il y a environ un siècle, les scientifiques s’efforçaient de concilier ce qui…
How might AI change the way we advance human knowledge? Could it change how universities like Cambridge carry out one of their core functions: research? Could AI be a technological transformation unlike anything we’ve seen before? A group of Cambridge…
Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for crystals to form on our stick in the cup of blue solution. Other groups around us jumped with joy when their crystals formed, but my group just…
Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa’s most familiar birds – the helmeted guineafowl – and uncovered surprising answers…
You’re standing at your front door, facing a five kilometre commute to work. But you don’t have your car, and there’s no bus route. You can walk for an hour – or jump on your bicycle and arrive in 15…
La historia evolutiva de la vida en la Tierra no ha sido gradual ni continua. A lo largo de cientos de millones de años, ocurrieron grandes catástrofes que provocaron la desaparición rápida y global de muchas especies. Estos episodios, conocidos…
L’absence de queue chez l’humain et les grands singes constitue une des évolutions anatomiques les plus intrigantes. La majorité des mammifères arbore une queue fonctionnelle mais les hominoïdes (humains, gorilles, chimpanzés, etc.) ne possèdent qu’un vestige : le coccyx. Cette particularité…
European researchers are developing quantum computers using light and glass, in a collaboration that promises breakthroughs in computing power, battery technology and scientific discovery. Giulia Acconcia grew up in the picturesque, historic town of Spoleto, nestled in the foothills of…
