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Miami Herald
01-07-2025
- Science
- Miami Herald
22 pieces of ancient Wonder of the World to be resurrected from Egypt harbor
Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean. Archaeologists are planning to bring 22 of the largest blocks, including portions of the lighthouse's colossal door, in order to scan and digitally reconstruct it, according to a July 1 news release from France's National Center for Scientific Research. Also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, this famous lighthouse is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The team said they plan to extract the uprights and lintels of the door, estimated to weigh about 176,000 pounds, as well as the threshold and base slabs, according to the release. They also plan to pull up a previously unknown pylon with an Egyptian-style door and Greek-style technique, the release said. Once the blocks are scanned, they will be used in virtual models and reconstructions to test all hypotheses about how the lighthouse was built and why it fell, according to archaeologists. The virtual reconstruction will bring the storied structure back to its original splendor and give people a chance to view it as if they were actually there, experts said. The excavation is being conducted by France's National Center for Scientific Research, specifically by its permanent unit in Egypt, the Center for Alexandrian Studies, under the authority of the Ministry of Tourism and Egyptian Antiquities, the release said. Built by Sostratus of Cnidus and finished during the reign of his son Ptolemy II of Egypt in about 280 B.C., the lighthouse is estimated to have stood 350 feet tall, surpassed only by the pyramids of Giza. The lighthouse was one of the last of the ancient Wonders of the World to be destroyed, first reduced to rubble by multiple earthquakes, then turned into a fort in the late 15th century, according to experts. The ruins of the Lighthouse of Alexandria were discovered in 1995 by archaeologist Jean-Yves, according to the release. Google Translate was used to translate the news release from France's National Center for Scientific Research.
LeMonde
19-06-2025
- Science
- LeMonde
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C is now impossible
In recent months, scientists had already reached this conclusion individually. On Thursday, June 19, renowned French researchers – former authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including paleoclimatologist Valérie Masson-Delmotte – asserted it collectively and unequivocally for the first time: The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, established by the Paris Agreement on climate change 10 years ago, "is now longer attainable." Backing up their assertion, which is supported by the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Météo-France, the French national meteorological service, is a study presenting a clinical overview of global warming and confirming its acceleration, to which these institutions contributed. The study was published Thursday in the journal Earth System Science Data and was signed more broadly by 61 scientists from 17 different countries. For the third consecutive year, these researchers updated the key climate indicators from the 2021 report by Working Group 1 of the IPCC. "Our work helps fill a gap caused by the long publication timeline of IPCC reports, as the next one is not expected until the end of the decade," explained Aurélien Ribes, a researcher at the National Center for Meteorological Research and co-author of the study.
Arab Times
02-06-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Reconnaissance Research welcomes French economist Maxime Izoulet
KUWAIT CITY, June 2: Reconnaissance Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maxime Izoulet, a distinguished French economist, to its Economic Affairs Unit. He will contribute to the center's strategic output through in-depth analytical papers and global economic assessments, with a focus on structural dynamics shaping international relations. Dr. Izoulet holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the prestigious EHESS in Paris, where he studied under prominent economists such as Jacques Sapir and Alberto Bagnai. His doctoral work explored the accounting theory of money and finance, and his research has been published in several internationally peer-reviewed journals indexed by France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Dr. Izoulet commented on his appointment: 'I believe institutions like Reconnaissance Research play a vital role in offering a rare space for serious thought. I am honored to contribute to its independence, regional insight, commitment to strategic clarity, and to engage with a team that values long-term analysis over short-term noise.' He marks the beginning of his tenure at Reconnaissance Research with the release of a timely and insightful paper titled:'At the Heart of Sino-American Relations: The Over-Financialisation of the American Economy.' The paper argues that the United States' disproportionate reliance on financial markets, at the expense of its productive base, is at the core of the emerging asymmetry with China. Dr. Izoulet examines how this economic over-financialisation weakens U.S. domestic capacity, amplifies global instability, and shapes the Trump administration's strategic posture towards trade, tariffs, and international alignment. His analysis offers a compelling framework for understanding the contradictions between America's global economic influence and its internal industrial erosion. Founder and CEO of Reconnaissance Research, Abdulaziz Al-Anjeri, said: 'We are confident that Dr. Izoulet's expertise will strengthen our mission to provide high-impact economic insights to policymakers and global stakeholders operating at the intersection of economics, strategy, and geopolitics.', he added: 'His joining also refl ects our commitment to making Reconnaissance a platform for intellectual rigor, and meaningful exchange – bridging Kuwait with global expertise and reaffirming our belief in the value of serious, independent knowledge.'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
EU, UK eye weary US scientists with €500M plan
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Monday an initiative aimed at attracting US researchers fleeing funding cuts and restrictions on academic freedom under US President Donald Trump. The plan will see half a billion euros in funding between 2025 and 2027. 'The role of science in today's world is questioned. The investment in fundamental, free and open research is questioned. What a gigantic miscalculation,' von der Leyen said. The announcement followed one made by France's flagship scientific research center Sunday. The president of the French National Center for Scientific Research, Antoine Petit, said the program was designed to attract foreign scientists whose work is under threat, as well as French researchers who 'don't want to live and raise their children in Trump's United States.' The UK is also considering a similar scheme, which will be supported by £50 million in government funding, the Financial Times reported. Europe is keen to lure American researchers. Petit said France's strong welfare state, as well as the lower cost of education and health care, would make up for any pay gap with the US.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Newfound ancient Egyptian town had links with Queen Nefertiti's daughter
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II, a new study finds. The settlement was found at the site of Kom el-Nugus in northern Egypt, about 27 miles (43 kilometers) west of Alexandria on a rocky ridge between the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Mariout. Previously, Egyptologists thought the site was not inhabited until later times, when the Greeks founded their own settlement and necropolis there around 332 B.C., during Egypt's Hellenistic period. Researchers found the older ancient Egyptian settlement while they were studying the Greek one. An unexpected discovery of mudbrick dating to the New Kingdom (circa 1550 to 1070 B.C.) revealed the earliest known Egyptian settlement north of Lake Mariout, according to the study, which was published Jan. 23 in the journal Antiquity. It's not clear exactly how large the settlement was, "but the quality of the remains, their planned organization around a street, could suggest a fairly large-scale occupation," study author Sylvain Dhennin, an archaeologist with the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), told Live Science in an email. The street was designed to drain surface water and protect buildings from water erosion. "There was a temple, built by King Ramses II, as well as private funerary chapels, which mention military personnel," said Dhennin, who is leading excavations at the site. "If the settlement was indeed military in nature, it's possible that there was also a fortified wall and administrative buildings." Related: What did King Tut look like? One particularly interesting find is a stamp on part of an amphora jar that has the name of Merytaton (also spelled Meritaten) on it. Merytaton was the daughter of the pharaoh Akhenaten (reign 1349 to 1336 B.C.) and his wife Nefertiti. Akhenaten unleashed a religious revolution that tried to focus Egypt's religion around the worship of Aten, the sun disk. His son, King Tutankhamun (ruled circa 1336 to 1327 B.C.), later brought back Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion. "The presence of this stamp probably indicates the production of wine belonging to a royal estate" that dates back to the time of Merytaton, Dhennin said. "The vineyards on the margins of Egypt were probably protected by the military and formed part of a pioneering front to occupy this region towards the desert," he said, noting that it's possible that this settlement was founded during the reign of Akhenaten. RELATED STORIES —Mysterious artifacts from King Tut's tomb might have been used in 'awakening Osiris' ritual —Ancient Egyptian pyramids, thought to contain only the elite, may also hold low-class laborers —The first evidence of 'head cones' found in 3,300-year-old Egyptian tomb Roger Forshaw, an honorary lecturer at the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester who was not involved with the research, praised the team's work and noted that the "the presence of a temple underscores its strategic and cultural importance." Forshaw also noted the sophisticated design of the street. "This street was ingeniously designed with a water-collecting system to drain surface water and protect the fragile mudbrick walls," Forshaw said. Excavations at the site are ongoing, and Dhennin said they may help reveal how large the settlement was and when exactly it was founded. Another question is what Egyptians called the settlement in ancient times.
