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Cool Science News of the Month

Fun! Do you know the IgNobels “Improbable Research” ?

Each year a jury elects the most incredible research and its odd conclusions. The ceremony just happened and you can have a look at the winners list and their curious findings. Did you know, for instance, that morals and dignity should apply to plants (Peace prize), or that researchers from Toulouse found fleas from cats and dogs do not jump to the same height (biology prize).
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Cool Science Video of the month

When the LHC particle accelerator went on, some feared that a black hole could be created in the process.

Question then, How does it feel to die in a “black hole accident”?

It is, by the way, a good way to introduce the “tidal forces” that are responsible for tides on earth…

Cool Spot for the Science Amateur

Incredible cave with giant crystals in Mexico. You should look at them on video because the temperature is too hot to admire them “in situ” more than 5 minutes…

Agrandir le plan

Cool Science Image of the month

When the particle accelerator LHC went on, some feared that it might trigger a new Big Bang.

Cool Science Fact of the month

American, Do you sleep nearby the Tybee bomb?
Read all about it here

Cool Science Experiment of the month

Do you know what the teacher of challenger shuttle wanted to do in space, had she eventually gotten there?

Read all about it here

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