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Les résultats d'une nouvelle étude remettent en question l'idée traditionnelle selon laquelle l'adoption d'un régime alimentaire à base de végétaux n'a commencé qu'avec l'avènement de l'agriculture.
A tooth caries found in Taforalt Cave, Morocco.
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Quand Henk Hoekstra a commencé son doctorat, les turbulences atmosphériques et les imperfections optiques empêchaient d’observer avec précision la matière noire. Aujourd’hui, Euclid change la donne.
Plato and his students at his school, where he is believed to have been buried.
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For the Ancient Greeks, the way a philosopher died was meant to reflect their lives and teachings.
Um viajante coloca sua cabeça sobre a borda do firmamento na impressão original (1888) de uma xilogravura do astrônomo francês Camille Flammarion (1842-1925): com sua nitidez e campo de visão, o telescópio espacial Euclid vai permitir mapear a evolução da distribuição de matéria no Universo.
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Na época em que Henk Hoekstra iniciou seu doutorado, a turbulência da atmosfera e imperfeições óticas impediam observar com precisão a matéria escura. O Euclid é um divisor de águas nisso
A traveller puts his head under the edge of the firmament in the original (1888) printing of the Flammarion wood engraving.
Back when Henk Hoekstra started his PhD, atmosphere turbulence and optical imperfections prevented us from accurately observing dark matter. He tells us why Euclid is a game changer.
Tundra swans migrating from southern China to the high Arctic.
Yifei Jia
What paleontologists had believed to be spiny fins turned out to be elongated jaws. New examination of fossils that were 365 million years old revealed a fish with a remarkable lower jaw.
L'avocat Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (en casquette) reçoit un accueil de héros à l'aéroport international Oliver Tambo à son arrivée de La Haye.
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