The oldest genome of the bacterium Escherichia coli could be reconstructed from 400-year-old fragments. An opportunity to better understand the history of this pathogen responsible for food poisoning. E.coli bacteria seen in electron microscopy. Unlike well-documented pandemics like the Black De
A bacterium resistant to darkness and underwater pressure could devour the remains of the Titanic within 14 to 20 years, warn scientists. There could be nothing left of the Titanic in 14 to 20 years, researchers warn. On the night of April 14 to 15, 1912, while speeding off Newfoundland, the Tita
The Greek Ministry of Culture reported on January 18 the discovery of three ancient marble quarries in the municipality of Caristo, on the island of Euboea. The discovery was made by the companies that carried out installation work for wind farms in the area. The first quarry appeared near the road
The mummy of the Egyptian ruler was scanned by a team of paleo-radiologists and the images obtained made it possible to reconstruct the body in 3D. Morphology, wounds, funerary ornaments... The scientific harvest of this extraordinary operation lives up to expectations. Not a single strip was rem