An astonishing genetic discovery.

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A natural time capsule from the very deep past.

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Ringing Earth like a bell.

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How is this happening?

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"The system is in a critically loaded state."

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This butterfly lives up to 25 times longer than its relatives.

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Dans le lagon de Mayotte, chaque battement d’aileron raconte une histoire ancienne. Tortues centenaires, dauphins résidents et coraux architectes y composent un écosystème d’une précision presque scientifique, mais d’une beauté profondément poétique. Ici, la vie sous-marine semble respirer au...

A social sync.

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Exceeding the plant 'speed limit'.

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Explorer le monde, s'émerveiller devant le vivant, remonter le fil de l'histoire : telle est l'ambition d'Escales. Depuis son lancement sur Futura, cette collection s'enrichit de nouveaux récits, de photographies signées par des auteurs de renommée internationale et de nombreux échanges avec ses...

Terror in the skies.

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Après sa visite dans les parcs nationaux de Kings Canyon et de Sequoia, en Californie, un randonneur a posté les images de comportements choquants de la part de certains touristes, suscitant la consternation. Vandalisme, irresponsabilité, négligence… Comment inciter les promeneurs au respect et...

"These fossils finally close that chapter."

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More than one kind of treasure.

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We never knew about this.

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"Incredible animals we are only just starting to understand."

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Huge if true.

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Avec ses feuilles charnues aux teintes allant du vert tendre au rouge flamboyant, le Sedum rubrotinctum, ou « plante haricot », semble éclabousser la roche de pigments naturels. Succulente robuste, elle supporte le soleil ardent et les sols les plus pauvres, transformant les fissures minérales...

It's probably not what you're thinking.

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"Spectacular."

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