Fossil of ancient chimera sheds light on origins of jawed vertebrates – including humans

Fossil of ancient chimera sheds light on origins of jawed vertebrates - including humans

A 280-million-year-old skull fossil sheds light on the origin of the modern chimera also known as the « ghost shark » and more generally on the origins of jawed vertebrates — including humans. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute published these exceptional images in 2009: a « chimera » filmed for the very first time in the abyss. The … Lire la suite

Airplane disappearances since 1948

Airplane disappearances since 1948

This Thursday morning, an Airbus of the Egyptair company which made a connection between Paris and Cairo disappeared from the radars. Although proportionally very rare, flight disappearances occur on average every 1.2 years. The latest is that of 2014 with the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777. Flight MS804, which took off from Paris at 11:09 p.m. … Lire la suite

How others influence us in decision making

How others influence us in decision making

The decision-making mechanism is completely contagious and the behaviors of some influence those of others, as revealed by a series of experiments carried out on choices related to prudence, patience or effort by two INSERM researchers at the Brain and Spinal Cord Institute in Paris (INSERM/CNRS/UPMC). Is decision-making a question of personality inscribed in our … Lire la suite