April - May 2018 issue!

34 Roads in ruins:

How to get out of the hole?

Our roads are in poor condition. The cause? Chronic under-funding, a harsh climate, increasingly heavy trucks... But also a technical complexity that gives engineers headaches.

42 The hidden powers of plants

Plants communicate with each other to repel enemies; they are even capable of making decisions. This could radically change our vision of the plant world.

6 Giant Cyclops

Three huge telescopes are set to usher astronomy into a new era.

8 History deciphered

Thanks to data science, researchers are lifting the veil on some of history's oldest enigmas.

10 Bitcoin, the energy sink

The virtual currency consumes as much electricity worldwide as 1.2 million Quebecers.

11 It's raining viruses!

Millions of microbes fall on our heads every day.

14 Back to square one

Interview with Canada's new Chief Scientist, Mona Nemer.

Innovation and commitment for 50 years

A supplement produced in collaboration with the Université du Québec network.