In "Mickey 17", the latest film by the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, the main character is recruited as an “Expendable” as part of a mission to colonise an exoplanet. Each time he dies, his memories are reloaded into a new body. Can this technique actually become a reality?
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04.10.2025
Alaska is hit hard by climate change. The subsequent rise in temperatures causes permafrost to degrade. Without this underground layer of ice that acts as a cement, mountain slopes become fragile. This video takes you to the field to study the Alaskan soil...
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Whether trainers or batteries, some multilayered objects still resist recycling… not for very long. This report takes...
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For the fifth edition of the LPPI “Proof in images” photo competition, first launched in 2019 by the CNRS and its Canadian partner, Acfas, researchers were invited to submit their best science-...
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07.28.2023
According to quantum theory, a vacuum is actually packed full of energy. Scientists are currently working on an experiment designed to show that it can even slow light down and deflect it.