Brown fat, unlike white fat, burns calories and regulates body temperature. The study published in Aging Cell shows that it also improves blood circulation to muscles during exercise. The modified ...

The egg is a closed environment that allows the development of an embryo and the future chick. It provides all the essential nutrients for the embryo to develop until hatching. It ensures gas ...

This question about the boundaries of the universe is one of those that humans will likely continue to ponder until the end of time. We are not sure, but we can try to imagine what the edge of the ...

Beneath our feet, hundreds of kilometers deep, lies an invisible yet essential world: the Earth's mantle. For a long time, scientists believed they understood its structure and functioning. But a ...

But why is milk prone to boiling over, while a pot of water causes no such trouble (beyond rattling the lid or creating the occasional splash in a vigorous boil)? It's all due to the unique ...

The study, published in PLOS One, revealed that the majority of participants perceive humor as an effective parenting tool. Among 312 participants surveyed, aged 18 to 45, over 71% acknowledged that ...

The functioning of the brain relies on the precise organization of neuronal connections. In an article published in Developmental Cell, scientists show how neurons establish their connections in ...

A prehistoric lizard the size of a raccoon has just been identified in southern Utah. This specimen, named Bolg amondol, sheds new light on the diversity of giant lizards during the age of dinosaurs.

A study published on June 11, 2025 in Nature and conducted on nearly 3 million schoolchildren in France between 2018 and 2022, coordinated by Stanislas Dehaene, professor at the Collège de France, and ...

L'espace, un environnement hostile pour le corps humain, pourrait paradoxalement devenir un allié dans la lutte ...

A environ 8 150 années-lumière de la Terre, une étoile naine blanche nommée Gaia22ayj intrigue les astronomes.

Contrairement aux prévisions, les eaux de surface autour de l'Antarctique deviennent plus salées, un phénomène ...