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21 October 2018
CLIMATE. DO NOT EXCEED 1.5 °C, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS
The special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which was approved Saturday by the 195 member states, concludes that the goal can be met, provided (...)
14 September 2018
Chance? You said "Chance"?
To control the unknown by "measuring" chance, scientists have developed mathematical objects, random matrices. Alice Guionnet explains their genesis, and shows how this major (...)
6 September 2017
Biotechnology. Big business’s GMO catch of the day.
GMO salmon has surfaced. AquaBounty owns the rights and is a subsidiary of the limitless Intrexon, itself owned by the leviathan, Third Security (...)
6 September 2017
Global warming. Hard times for coral.
According to Unesco, the twenty-nine coral reefs classified as World Heritage Sites will disappear by 2100... An optimistic timeline, according to the World Heritage (...)
29 August 2017
Health. The quest to control mercury becomes more concrete
The international convention on reducing exposure to this highly toxic product officially goes into force today.