This study investigated the implicit learning of two artificial systems. Two finite-state grammars were implemented with the same tone set (leading to short melodies) and played by the same timbre in exposure and test phases. The grammars were presented in separate expo...

International audience; Following the example of the tremendous success of the digging of the Suez Canal during its time, scientific and technical progress led us to believe, for more than a century and a half, in a Nature that could be modelled by Man. The nineteenth c...

International audience; Abstract Korean hand papermaking is a renowned cultural tradition in the Korean peninsula. It is still practiced while scientific analysis of paper itself from a large data set is rare. In this study, a set of more than three hundred Korean handm...

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Strontium isotopic analysis of sequentially formed tissues, such as tooth enamel, is commonly used to study provenance and mobility of humans and animals. However, the potential of <jats:sup>87</jats:sup>Sr/<jats:sup>86</jats:sup...

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The Chauvet cave (UNESCO World Heritage site, France) is located in the Ardèche Gorge, a unique physical and cultural landscape. Its setting within the gorge—overlooking a meander cutoff containing a natural arch called the Pont ...

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Kingdom of Tonga in Polynesia is one of the most obese nations where metabolic conditions, sedentary lifestyles, and poor quality diet are widespread. These factors can lead to poor musculoskeletal health. However, whether metabo...

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Teixoneres Cave (Moià, Barcelona, Spain) is a reference site for Middle Palaeolithic studies of the Iberian Peninsula. The cave preserves an extensive stratigraphic sequence made up of eight units, which is presented in depth in ...

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Cotton (<jats:italic>Gossypium</jats:italic> sp.), a plant of tropical and sub-tropical origin, appeared at several sites on the Arabian Peninsula at the end of the 1st mill. BCE-beginning of the 1st mill. CE. Its spread into thi...

More than 88% of the history of the Earth occurred in the Precambrian. The Precambrian began with the formation of the Earth 4.6 billion years ago (Ga) and ended 542 million years ago (International Stratigraphic Chart, www.stratigraphy.org). It is subdivided into two l...

International audience; This paper provides a retrospective analysis to apprehend the challenges entailed by a future energy transition aiming to achieve carbon neutrality. This low-carbon transition will not boil down to a new Industrial Revolution and the lessons lear...