Author: Maria Gill

Not all the world’s decision-makers derive the same benefits from scientific knowledge. Indeed, our location on the globe and our mastery of languages ​​or the solidity of our research networks greatly influence our access to high-quality scientific information, within deadlines compatible with political decision-making. These disparities are complex, and are rooted, among other things, in the way scientific activity has become globalized in recent decades. Imbalance International cooperation is impressively accelerating the progress of knowledge, whether in particle physics, in space exploration, or in producing an antiviral vaccine in less than eighteen months. However, cooperation models, which depend mainly on…

The ASTEC-PSL Association opens its new session of conferences this Tuesday, 27 September at 7 pm, in the Verriès Reception Room. For this first intervention, she invited Professor Wolfgang Kramer, an ecologist and geographer. The Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) is a regular contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. The conference, which he will present on Tuesday, September 27, is entitled “Biodiversity and Climate: A Crisis That Can Hide Another”. It will first come back to the consequences of climate change, those we are already monitoring and those scientists predict.…

primary In France, the due date is systematically set 9 months after the supposed start date of pregnancy, i.e. 41 weeks of menopause. In the ninth month of pregnancy, the baby weighs about 3 kg and can measure more than 50 cm. Only 5% of babies are born on the day announced by doctors. She holds the record for the longest pregnancy in the world. Jacqueline “Jackie” HaddockThe 23-year-old gave birth to her daughter after 13 months and a week. At that time, in 1990, the young woman, from Wolverhampton in England, presented herself to the hospital in…

The cost of auto claims has skyrocketed in 2021. According to data compiled by the financial product comparison platform HelloSafe, although the number of claims increased by only 3.4%, repair costs increased by 11.2%. Posted at 11:00 a.m. Isabelle Dube Journalism The average cost of claims increased from $4,149 to $4,461 between 2020 and 2021. In total, auto claims cost insurance companies nearly $2.2 billion. HelloSafe analysts explain this increase by the ever-increasing cost of parts to be replaced in vehicles, especially in new car models with their multiple electronic components. The cost of replacing the damaged vehicle comes after…

The study of granules provides a better understanding of the distribution of micro-mammals: shrews, field mice, rats, etc. These rejected animals contain the remains of night owl prey. Because micro-mammals are so fearsome, the best way to identify them is to dissect and analyze the pellets. Where do you find them? They accumulate under the owls and resting places: poles, dead trees, attics of unused buildings, etc. The droppings, which form white streams, are a good guide to finding the pellets. Be careful not to disturb the owls. Avoid making noise and making room for visits. Choose the blackest and…

For one thing, the site that Perseverance is currently exploring is the bottom of a former river delta, flowing into a lake now known as Jezero Crater. On the other hand, finding organic matter in two of the four rock samples analyzed shows that the robot is in good standing. These rocks are a few billion years old, at a time when Mars was thought to be much more welcoming. “These are two of the most important samples we will collect on this mission,” He said at a press conference David L. Schuster of the University of California, one of…

More than $45 billion in unemployment benefits was misappropriated in the United States during the pandemic, when those benefits were expanded in the face of mass layoffs, according to a new growing estimate from the Labor Department’s Oversight Services. Between March 2020 and April 2022, $45.6 billion in unemployment benefits was collected fraudulently, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Inspector General. This is $30 billion more than the previous estimate published in June. So far, more than 1,000 people have been charged with their involvement in these frauds. Inspector General Larry Turner said in…

[OUAGADOUGOU] Researchers plan to publish a new vaccine against malaria Next year after the exams children In West Africa, it has been found to be up to 80% effective. More than 100 candidate malaria vaccines have been tested in humans over the past decades, but none have previously achieved the WHO’s goal of greater than 75% efficacy. health. Scientists have warned of faltering progress in combating this the disease A mosquito-borne disease that killed more than 640,000 people in 2020, mostly children, in sub-Saharan Africa. “Conducting vaccine trials in Africa assures us that the effectiveness of the candidate vaccine at…

the offer great ! This Thursday will present 2000e expertise. The meter reached this amazing figure thanks to the invention of the scientist Martin Carly. How does he design the experiments and what has he preferred over the course of 13 seasons? As in the test, Journalism He questioned him, wishing him “good thinking”. Posted at 9:00 am Veronique Larroque Journalism How experiences great ! did you create Martin Carly is responsible for finding nearly all of the experiences on the show. His inspiration? The scientist replied: “I have 1,000 inspirations.” With the TV or radio always on while he’s…

Two competing merchants cannot legally agree together to close their business on Monday morning to avoid harming the other’s business, under penalty of a fine or imprisonment. The Quebec Association for Construction Equipment and Materials (AQMAT) learned this the hard way. Posted at 6:00 AM Nathael Morissette Journalism Several months ago, AQMAT and its president, Richard Darvaux, campaigned for reduced working hours in order to allow merchants and their staff to breathe a little, in a context where there is an acute staff shortage. The idea of ​​two merchants deciding together to have similar business hours has been raised. However,…