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Two new, highly partial dinosaur skeletons have been unearthed in the Ouled Abdoum basin in Morocco, renowned for its phosphate quarries. Interestingly, this site was once a shallow tropical sea around 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. Most of the fossils found here belong to marine creatures …

The haunting legacy of Vlad III Basarab, famously known as Vlad the Impaler, continues to captivate our imagination with tales of terror. The legends surrounding him provided the basis for the iconic vampire character, Dracula. However, a fresh perspective on this bloodthirsty tyrant emerges from a meticulous study of letters …

Les résultats du Classement de Shanghai 2023, publiés le mardi 15 août, ont confirmé une fois de plus l’absence remarquée des universités francophones en Afrique. Malgré les années qui passent, ces établissements n’ont toujours pas réussi à se hisser parmi les 1000 universités mondiales répertoriées. Le classement, qui célèbre cette …

Climate change, primarily caused by human activities, is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Beyond mere temperature changes, its consequences have a significant impact on humanity. This article provides a detailed examination of the multiple impacts of climate change on our species, ranging from rising temperatures and …

Robot maker Promobot is looking for people who are willing to lend their faces. The volunteers will be able to sell the license of their face for a large reward of $ 200,000. The faces sold will then be attributed to humanoid robots which will be marketed by 2023. They will be used in hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, …

Did you ever think that food could be produced this way? The answer is yes, and judging by what scientists at the Japanese University of Osaka have “printed”, it is perfectly possible to do so fairly faithfully. What have they achieved? Simple, but surprising: a piece of meat from the famous cut of …

This dashboard provides a near real-time overview of the coronavirus on a global scale. It is one of the most comprehensive dashboards for looking at the global spread of the disease. You can go to any country and any place with confirmed cases, and even find out how many active cases they …

Innovative ideas often start with meaningful observation. For Cho Jae-weon, professor of urban and environmental engineering at the National University of Science and Technology of Ulsan (UNIST) in South Korea, the creation of a new digital currency was born from a simple biological fact: everyone poops. By developing a system that …

A 39-year-old man died the day after his second vaccine injection. His family filed a complaint against X 36 hours, this is the time that elapsed between the second dose of Pfizer vaccine received by Emmanuel and his death. On the night of July 2-3, the 39-year-old died in his sleep at …

The question will not be asked – a priori – by an examiner. But knowing the origin of the word ” baccalaureate  ” will perhaps allow you to shine better in society…. Excellent question … which itself is never asked during the exam. Why is the baccalaureate called that? What does this funny word mean? When is it dating and what is …

A Dallas resident who recently flew home from Nigeria was hospitalized with monkeypox, health officials announced Friday, marking the first case of the rare disease in the United States since a 2003 outbreak, which is not expected this time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and local health officials, …

Almost as old as the solar system, barely older than the Earth : a piece of meteorite was found in the Sahara desert in May 2020. It is the oldest meteorite ever known on Earth … The meteorite EC 002 dates back 4.565 billion years, two million years older than Earth (4.543 billion years). It is the oldest meteorite ever discovered. In a recent report published …

Scientists already knew that smell and taste are closely linked in the brain, with smell conveying most of the complex information associated with flavor. But a new article, published online Tuesday, April 24 in the journal Chemical Senses , shows that the two senses also seem to be linked to the surface of the tongue. Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center , an institution nonprofit research …

The myth of the “living dead” or “zombies” circulating in stories of “post-world devastation” is no longer just fiction. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued instructions on how to respond in the event that zombies attack the world and what you need to survive. Yes, what …

Your urine can tell you a lot about yourself and your health. In particular, if you have a healthy diet, suffer from diseases or eat too much sugar. 1 / 10 You have a urinary infection One of the first signs of a urinary tract infection is a strong smell …