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The central part covers an area of 3200 x 3800 km. White clouds of ammonia can be seen, rotating anticlockwise. Clouds rising as much as…
Artistic view of the strongly interacting exoplanetary system WASP-148. The planet WASP-148c is shown in front. On the back, one can see the planet WASP-148b…
Composite image of Centaurus A, showing the jets emerging from the galaxy’s central black hole, together with the associated gamma radiation. Credit: © ESO/WFI (Optical);…
Some of the 12,000 plant and animal species considered in this study. Credit: © Gaël Grenouillet Global warming is causing species to search for more…
Buoy delimiting the fully protected zone within the Portofino Marine Protected Area, Italy. Credit: CNRS Through the assessment of the 1062 marine protected areas (MPAs)…
Consensus climate suitability of the yellow-legged hornet predicted from species distribution modeling. Credit: Prof. Franck Courchamp Since its accidental introduction in 2003 in France, the…
Edmond Becquerel, Solar spectra, 1848, photochromatic images. Credit: Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône. A palette of colors on a silver plate: that is what the world’s…
In all human populations, average lifespans are longer for women than for men. Moreover, nine out of ten supercentenarians — that is, people 110 years…
Deformation of the calcaneus (tarsal bone) in wild boars reared in captivity compared to wild boars in their natural environment. The colored dots indicate the…
Wandering albatross equipped with a logger off the coast of the Kerguelen Islands. Credit: © C. Matheron/TAAF Albatrosses do not only inspire poets and ancient…
Why is ice so slippery? The answer lies in a film of water that is generated by friction, one that is far thinner than expected…
10 million years ago, Saturn’s moons moved inwards, opening up the Cassini Division. In 40 million years’ time, the moons will have moved out far…