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Writing for well-being: How it could be a new way to teach the essay and resist AI
Diary-writers across history have expressed the sense of relief that writing from the heart can bring. Could English essays have the same benefits?
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What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account
A week after the asteroid impact, rotting vegetation, smoke and sulphur create a stinky planet. Plant and animal survivors succumb to the corrosive acid rain.
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Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?
The Conversation – By Coline Zigrand, PhD candidate in neuropsychology, University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) Can a simple scent released during sleep improve your sense of smell, memory, or...
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IASI-NG, the new three-in-one mission for studying the Earth’s atmosphere
The Conversation – By Cyril Crevoisier, Researcher at CNRS, Space Climate Observation, École polytechnique The IASI-NG instrument joined Earth's orbit on August 12, 2025, aboard Ariane 6. ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE-Optique Viédo du...
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Pesticides: better assess them to better protect our health and limit contamination of air, water, and soil
The Conversation – France in French (3) – By Cécile Chevrier, Epidemiology, Inserm As part of the legislative package "Omnibus X – Food Safety and Animal Feed," the European Commission...
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TotalEnergies does not “make” money in France: the role of internal transfer prices
The Conversation – France (in French) – By Benjamin Bournel, Senior Lecturer in Management Sciences (specializing in accounting), University of Poitiers While TotalEnergies earned more than 19 billion dollars in...
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Reducing pesticides: what economic consequences for the agri-food sectors?
The Conversation – France (in French) – By Julie Subervie, Research Director, Inrae Tax on pesticides, dissemination of agroecological practices, ban on importing products grown with pesticides not used in...
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Ghana’s transport system is chaotic: how it can move more people with fewer vehicles – research
As cities grow, it would be better to have more efficient, higher-capacity transport than more vehicles on the road.
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South African study reveals most dog fights happen at home – and how best to prevent it
Overcrowded homes, mismatched dog groups and sizes are the biggest drivers of dog-on-dog aggression in South Africa.
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The cyborg, this machine-body that invites us to explore the history and future of hybridizations
The Conversation – by Jessica Ragazzini, Associate Researcher, University of Strasbourg; University of Quebec in Outaouais (UQO) Cover illustration of the book _Arts and Cyborgs. Thoughts and Imaginaries of Machine-Bodies_....