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Why birds do not fall while sleeping

JWST provides first hints of evidence of the existence of an ocean exoplanet

The emergence in the Neolithic of patrilineal social systems, in which children are affiliated with their father's lineage, may explain a spectacular decline in the genetic diversity of the Y chromosome observed worldwide between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago.

French cheese under threat from lack of microbial diversity

A sociologist spent years in Silicon Valley to try to understand its codes and see beyond its deceptive simplicity

A physical model consistent with the history of the Earth-Moon system

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration has obtained the very first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Galaxy

NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded the first ever sounds from Mars audible to the human ear.

Massive methane emissions by oil and gas industry

The first published data from the Perseverance rover shows that there was a large, deep lake on Mars 3.6 billion years ago, and that it was swept away by a climate upheaval

First image of a black hole: a CNRS researcher had simulated it as early as 1979

Plants that exist on land today have genes that allow them to exchange lipids with beneficial fungi

Several filaments of the ‘cosmic web’ have been directly observed using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile

A shell researchers mistook for water pitcher when it was discovered in 1931 could actually be one of the world's oldest musical instruments, dating back 18,000 years

Influence of Saturn's satellites can explain the tilt of the rotation axis of the gas giant

Global warming is causing species to search for more temperate environments in which to migrate to, but it is marine species that are leading the way by moving up to six times faster towards the poles than their terrestrial congeners

The brain suppresses information from the outside world, such as the sound of a conversation, during the sleep phase linked to dreaming

The origin of satiety: brain cells that change shape after a meal

The phantom of transparency

From as young as 4, children see males as more powerful than females, but in some situations the power-masculinity association does not manifest in girls.

Despite EU moratorium, bees may still be at risk from neonicotinoids

A new stretchable and flexible biofuel cell that runs on sweat may power future portable wearable electronics, reports a new study

Organic farming enhances honeybee colony performance

Earth's first lifeforms may have started moving as far back as 2.1 billion years ago, suggests a new study of small fossilized tunnels found in Gabon

Overfishing is triggering the collapse of seabird populations, says a new global study that trawled through 40 years of worldwide data

This new bionic arm requires no surgery or extensive training, using instead a phenomenon called "phantom limb mobility" to control it

A World Without Work: Six Scenarios

2018-2022 expected to be abnormally hot years

Asylum seekers do not "burden" European economies, says a new macroeconomic study that examined 30 years of data

Honeybees can conceive and interpret zero, proving for the first time ever that insects are capable of mathematical abstraction

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