March 2017 issue!

14 The vagina reveals its secrets

Less popular than its intestinal counterpart, the vaginal microbiota remains crucial to women's health.
And men too!

20 Taboo evils

Every month, many women experience a storm in their lower abdomen. Pain that's little talked about and little understood.

24 It hurts, Johnny!

Many women experience pain during intercourse for which there is no medical explanation. But it's not just an imaginary pain.

26 When women «saw red»

How did Quebec women experience the «arrival of the cardinal» between 1900 and 1950? Interview with ethnologist Suzanne Marchand.

28 A life on hormones

What are the risks associated with the pill and hormone therapy?

35 Anti-stall towel

In Africa, girls miss school or drop out because of menstruation. Reusable sanitary towels are all they need.

37 In search of lost languages

Texts from the depths of time still resist deciphering. How do you decipher them?

42 Space Klondike

At a time when resources are running out on Earth, some explorers are turning their attention to space. Their ambition? To exploit the riches of the asteroids.

46 The brown dwarf hunter

Thanks to the work of astrophysicist Jonathan Gagné, we now know
twice as many young brown dwarfs, these unique celestial bodies.