July-August 2022

Vélo Québec publishes guides and maps for discovering cycling routes in Quebec, as well as books on sport, training, nutrition and travel stories written by specialists and enthusiasts.

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The origins of laughter

Where do those uncontrolled shrieks of joy that make it hard to breathe come from? From far away, say evolutionary specialists. Laughter is a product of natural selection!

What are we laughing about?

From Athenian comedies to gags about the war in Ukraine, humor and laughter have never ceased to provoke scandal, but also reflection.

Babies' secret weapon

They're too young to understand our jokes. Why do babies laugh so much?

«Introducing Endurance!»

More than a century after sinking, a famous shipwreck has been found in Antarctica.

Sand in the gears

Is sand an inexhaustible resource? We could soon be running out.

The W boson rebellion

An elementary particle has come to wreak havoc with physicists' equations.

The cabinet of curiosities

Like a little beast, we enter the new Insectarium de Montréal.

DALL-E, draw me a sheep!

Artificial intelligence creates quality images from a simple description.

A galaxy born just after the big bang is revealed

Astronomers have discovered the furthest galaxy from Earth ever recorded.

The scent of summer... and danger!

The earthy smell that fills the air after the rain is a warning signal.

Pollutants without borders

It's time for researchers to unite to stop endocrine disruptors.

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