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  The simultaneous production of a Higgs boson and a top/antitop quark pair has just been observed for the first time. For physicists, observing this affinity is an important advance in understanding the origins of mass. Christophe Delaere, FNRS research professor and professor at...

A mechanobiological discovery made by using an atomic force microscope creates prospects in the fight against nosocomial diseases caused by staphylococci. Sometimes referred to as a ‘hospital killer’, golden staphylococcus (Staphylococcus aureus) is, along with another well-known...

  ‘Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution’, says René Rezsohazy, professor of molecular biology at the University of Louvain, citing Theodosius Dobzhansky. But evolution depends on what? And how to separate what’s true, as demonstrated by science, from what’s...

In 2017, 403.5 million smartphones were sold worldwide. We usually choose one on the basis of technical characteristics, such as camera or operating system quality; we then hope it lasts long enough to justify our investment. A major obstacle threatens the existence of our pocket computer:...