Opening in Marseille in June 2022, Cosquer Méditerranée reproduces a major site in the history of Palaeolithic cave art. This underwater cave, the only one of its kind in the world, was listed as a historic monument in 1992. We take a look at this jewel in the crown of...

Palaeontologist and professor at the Collège de France, Yves Coppens died on 22 June 2022. He was inextricably linked with Lucy, a small australopithecine aged 3.2 million years, discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia during an international mission that he co-directed with the American Donald Johanson and the geologist...

With population growth and changes in food consumption, the need for water is increasing, while the resource is being affected by climate change. What are the prospects for people living in the Amazon, in the deserts of Africa or in the...

How did you first come across trance? My first encounter with trance was during an ethnopsychiatric consultation I ran at the Georges Devereux Centre, a university centre providing psychological support for migrant families. In these consultations, we receive patients in groups of two or three...

Every culture has its own predominant narrative about the world. So wherever we live, we inherit these narratives with which we all forge our identities. What do these stories tell? Do they have common origins? Are there universal myths?