Why fear wolves?
The fear of the big bad wolf, maintained since the Middle Ages by tales and fables, is linked to the fear of our own animal impulses. But the wolf is practically harmless for the Man […]
When confinement is used to develop the greatest theories of physics.
Isaac Newton, the famous English physicist who developed the theory of universal gravitation, was also confined 3 centuries earlier. London was then hit by the Great Plague. When he was a student, the University of Cambridge sent the students home to comply with the rules of confinement, as today we have to do with the Coronavirus. This genius knew how to use his time to develop his theories in optics and solve mathematical problems. […]
The jerrycan: a story of can
An essential tool today for long journeys by car, the jerrycan was above all developed during the Second World War to meet the practical needs of soldiers. You had to think about refueling from time to time, and in wartime, impossible to detour by the nearest service station. […]
Cubic watermelons! They are not going round these Japanese!
We know that it is not the appearance that counts, but what is in it. […]
Better than the blood of a unicorn, the blue blood of horseshoe crab that saves thousands of lives.
The horseshoe crab, a prehistoric animal that invented the first antibacterial. The horseshoe crab, a […]
The tardigrade, the indestructible creature?
Always try to crush it, freeze it or even send it into space, the tardigrade […]
Help, I’m losing my bones!
As incredible as it may seem, an adult has fewer bones than an infant. What […]
The glass frog
Fairy tales have accustomed us to glass slippers and frogs turning into Prince Charming after a sweet kiss. But did you know the glass frog? Just like Cinderella’s slipper, it is fragile! […]
The mantis shrimp and its incredible powers
Despite its variegation of bright colors and the ornaments of its scales, the mantis shrimp peacock (or Odontodactylus scyllarus) is a formidable predator that will quickly amputate your finger if you get too close to it. […]
