The editorial director of Sciences et Avenir Dominique Leglu presents in video the number 857, dated July 2018:newly found papyri allow new revelations about Kheops. The cover of Sciences et Avenir 857, dated July 2018. Whoever thinks Egyptians, does not spontaneously think sailors. And yet, what
Tiny algae and bacteria have helped provide a nutritious safety net for bottom-dwelling creatures. Along with the dinosaurs many marine species became extinct. DEVASTATION . The impact of a huge asteroid 65 million years ago caused the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and with them almost 50% of
In the Iraqi desert, about 30 kilometers west of Baghdad, stands an impressive mass that, at first glance, looks like a simple rock eroded by the wind over the centuries. But nothing could be further from the truth, since it is made of bricks and what remains of it was once the core of a 60-meter-
Just a few millimeters tall, this bird figurine found on the Chinese site of Lingjing pushes back the appearance of figurative sculpture in East Asia by more than eight millennia. It could also help to better understand why the latter appeared much earlier in Europe, between 35,000 and 40,000 years