Auteur/autrice : S & T

What, exactly, is space-time?

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Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Space-time is frequently described as the “fabric of…

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The key to a centenarian’s long life may be their superhuman ability to avoid disease – new research

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Humans may be living longer on average these days, but, even so, only a fraction of us will live to see our 100th birthday. Yet the reasons why only a select few will become centenarians still remains a mystery to…

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Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?

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  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…

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¿Cómo de fuerte es la interacción fuerte que evita que nos desintegremos?

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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.…

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Un microscope intelligent prédit les signes de neurodégénérescence

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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…

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Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems – study offers lessons for modern times

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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…

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Où est le centre de l’Univers ?

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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…

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How will AI change the way we conduct scientific research?

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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…

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