Old Paris Metro: forgotten vaults, stones from the Bastille, and tunnels rich in history
Beneath your feet, between two train cars, the Paris metro hides 17th-century vaults, stones from the Bastille, and an entire neighborhood built on ancient quarries: here’s where to look and how to recognize them.
Lucid dreams: how to learn to control your dreams (and what science says about it)
Flying above the rooftops, passing through a wall, looking straight into the eyes of the monster that has been chasing you for weeks... all while knowing that you are dreaming. Does that sound utopian to you? In Germany, one in two adults surveyed has experienced at least one lucid dream. Here’s how it works, and especially how to learn to do it.
Why Your Cat Loves You: What Science Has Really Discovered
It welcomes you when you come home, purrs under your caresses, and rubs against your legs... But does your cat really love you, or is it pretending to fill its bowl? Stress hormone, purring inherited from the mother, caresses that mimic grooming: science provides rather reassuring elements, without sugarcoating everything. Explanations.
Hot flashes: hormonal causes and natural remedies
They appear unexpectedly, in broad daylight as well as in the middle of the night, leaving the face scarlet and the t-shirt soaked. Hot flashes affect the vast majority of women at the time of menopause. Here’s what happens in the body, what triggers them, and what helps to cope with them better.
