Long-term stays in space have an impact on astronauts’ immune systems. In particular, they lead to the reactivation of viruses that remain dormant in their bodies.

The decline of religion, the funeral industry’s rise to prominence, changing practices… Our rituals have evolved over the past few decades. What about their meaning?

Although little known, developmental language disorder is estimated to affect 7.5% of the French population. Often mistaken for shyness, an attention problem, or intellectual difficulties, this invisible disability, which...

Digital sovereignty has become a central goal of European policy. Beyond artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and cloud computing—or “dematerialized computing”—the debate extends...

Only one world record was broken during the “Enhanced Games,” a sports competition in which the 42 participating athletes were allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs: the record in the 50-meter freestyle, which was broken by 7 cen...

The use of placebos in clinical trials designed to evaluate new drugs is common and well known. What is less widely known is that placebos are also used in hospitals and in private practice, often without...

In higher education, alcohol consumption among students may play a major role in the occurrence of sexual violence. This is suggested by a French survey conducted in 2024 of more than 65,000 students...

In 19th-century England, the medical community was rocked by a scandal involving clitoridectomies performed by a renowned surgeon. The lack of informed consent from the patients was at the heart of the debate, a...