Jean-Pierre Sauvage: “Scientists are less respected than before”
MAINTENANCE - In an autobiographical book, the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry defends the advances made possible by his discipline...
Society and Tech
Humor, a vital need?
PSYCHOLOGY - De-dramatize, forge links, pass a message gently… The spirit replaces many speeches, on condition of handling it with...
The Order of physiotherapists mobilizes against sexual violence
INTERVIEW - Pascale Mathieu, president of the National Council of the Order of Masseur-Physiotherapists (CNOMK), explains why the organization will...
Covid-19, what you need to know this week: alert on North Korea
While in France the mask is abandoned, the Covid-19 could wreak havoc in North Korea. Hello, Not so easy to...
Frances Arnold, from taxi driver to Nobel Prize in Chemistry: “Life is long, you can have many different lives”
SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE - The engineer, who worked as a cleaner, pizza maker and waitress before devoting herself to science...
An unprecedented makeover in mice
Scientists have improved the memory of old mice by injecting their brains with juvenile cerebrospinal fluid. Will we ever be...
Trees, the physicist and the “Leonardo da Vinci formula”
DECRYPTION - A Russian researcher sheds new light on the fractal structure of branches, described 500 years ago by the...
The micronova, a miniature star explosion
DECRYPTION - European astronomers have identified extremely bright but very brief flashes of a completely new type. The end of...
What will the house of tomorrow look like?
FIGARO TOMORROW - Facing the new town of Almere, just half an hour from Amsterdam, an initiative by the eco-design...
Can cities face the challenge of heat waves?
DECRYPTION - As the heat increases the risk of early mortality, cities are trying to find solutions to maintain a...
