Researchers from the CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) study different hypotheses to understand the fertility of galaxies in the distant Universe. A new paradigm is emerging: a network of gas filaments may link the galaxies with each other and feed them with matter to create new stars.

It’s already the last Mardi de l’espace (Space Tuesday) of the season! On June 18^th, come and meet with two specialists in space policy to hear about the emerging spacefaring nations. What’s going on with China and India? Is a new space race awaiting us? What do these new powers want?

More than 100,000 people now count themselves fans of MyScienceWork. One reason might be the diversity of subjects covered. Take, for example, this week's publications...

“Today, nearly three years after the creation of MyScienceWork and its Facebook page, we are delighted to have brought 100,000 people together. A big thank you to all!” - Virginie Simon

According to French psychoanalyst Gérard Wajcman, the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is set in a world where everything can be known. Nothing can keep a secret, and even dead men do tell tales. “This world of transparency and truth is our world. More accurately, it is a world born of the great promise of science.” The analysis of this series about forensic experts reveals the workings of reality and, in particular, the role of the dead in the quest for truth.

It seems risky not to question the ideology driving the changes foreseen by the technological singularity. It seems even more reckless not to try to predict the social impact of the acceleration of scientific progress. Our society is on the threshold of an era of tremendous political transformations that will be encouraged by technological progress. History will surely show us, once again, that technology determines politics.

In 2011, emissions of greenhouse gases in the European Union fell to their lowest levels since 1990, says the European Environment Agency in a recent report. Good news, certainly, but behind the results lies a complex reality of contributing factors and the global economy--all of which need to be considered if real progress is to be maintained.

Change is inevitable and it's everywhere: in the future of society, in animal behavior, and even in our diets. This week's articles on MyScienceNews will show you how.