“It is possible to determine the emotions of pigs based on their vocalizations”

"It is possible to determine the emotions of pigs based on their vocalizations"

Anxious to make progress in animal welfare, European researchers have developed a tool to decipher the feelings pigs express in their various growls. Across Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, France and the Czech Republic, biologists studied more than 7,000 recordings of 411 pigs, from the brief screams of satisfaction at suckling to the desperate cries of slaughter, … Read more

The inevitable uprising: in Paris, an agora to fight climate change

The inevitable uprising: in Paris, an agora to fight climate change

Over the Easter weekend, 1,500 Extinction Rebellion activists occupied Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. In the context of the intermediate rounds, they created a democratic moment to propose alternatives in the face of the climate catastrophe. Back in photos. Photo credit Magdalia Posted by Extinction Rebellion France on Sunday 17 April 2022 For three days, the … Read more

Hearing loss: soon a drug to regain hearing?

Hearing loss: soon a drug to regain hearing?

Soon a treatment for deafness? Here is the daunting challenge launched by an American company. This drug, which is still being tested, is based on the concept of regenerative medicine and aims to regenerate the cells responsible for hearing. You probably know people in your entourage whose hearing has deteriorated. If this can cause some … Read more

George Sand, defender of nature: “at once a woman of passion, reason and intuition”

George Sand, defender of nature: "at once a woman of passion, reason and intuition"

George Sand wrote a visionary column in the newspaper Le Temps in 1872 to defend the forest of Fontainebleau. It evokes deforestation, the depletion of resources, blind liberalism. In his book Trees to Defend, published by Le Pommier on April 13, Patrick Scheyder looks back on this special woman and her struggle for ecology. I … Read more

After Apple, it’s Samsung’s turn to encourage its customers to fix their smartphones

After Apple, it's Samsung's turn to encourage its customers to fix their smartphones

Smartphone manufacturers are now increasingly encouraging their customers to repair their terminals themselves whenever possible, rather than systematically buying a new replacement model. They set up special programs for this, with the supply of equipment and spare parts. This trend, started by Apple, is now being adopted by the world’s number one seller, Samsung. The … Read more

Waste, bulk, compost: discover the most important Google searches related to sustainable development

Waste, bulk, compost: discover the most important Google searches related to sustainable development

The desire to consume less and better is even illustrated in our Google searches. That is the conclusion of the barometer “Sustainability Trends 2022” recently published by the Kantar Institute for Studies. According to this Kantar study, there were 246 million searches on the Google search engine related to waste and overconsumption, based on Google … Read more