Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Too much fructose during pregnancy may leave a mark on baby's brain
A study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports and reported by MedicalXpress puts forward a hypothesis worth examining without giving in
A hidden genetic flaw could disarm aggressive cancers
Researchers at UCLA Health have just published, in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a finding that deserves
The Netherlands Opens a Center to Catch Up With China in Robotics
On July 2, 2026, the Netherlands opened Europe's first Humanoid Application Center, a dedicated facility for humanoid robotics located near Rotterdam, with
Summer Vacation, More Than 12 Million Train Tickets Already Sold
This Saturday, July 4, 2026 marks the official start of summer school holidays for all French zones, and in stations across the
Zelensky Denounces 200 Air Defense Missiles Paid For, Never Delivered
On July 2, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed, at the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv's Darnytsky district, that a
Bank of America Pays $72.5 Million in the Epstein Case
On April 2, 2026, federal judge Jed Rakoff, of the Southern District of New York, granted preliminary approval to a $72.5 million
Dear France Team, Thank You for This Mbappé Show That Brings Us Together
Dear France national team, I write this letter the morning after your qualification for the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup, held
What a Study Reveals About Ultra-Processed Food and the Brain
A study conducted at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has just shed precise, and potentially worrying, light on a subject that touches nearly
Physicists Make Time Run Backward for a Quantum System
There is a line every physics student hears one day, almost as a given too large to truly grasp: at the fundamental