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Environment

10 rivers will be studied by the Tara Ocean Foundation to understand the origins on land of plastic pollution in the oceans

Where does plastic waste originate? How does it arrive in the Ocean? Where should we concentrate our efforts to stop the flow of this waste? What…

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The enteric nervous system in a 16-day old chicken embryo, the point at which it begins to control muscular contractions in the gut. This neural network is located in between circular and longitudinal muscle layers and controls them. Nicolas Chevalier et al.
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Life

Embryogenesis reveals the role of the “second brain” in digestion

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Environment
Earth

Traces of Roman-era pollution stored in the ice of Mont Blanc

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Matter
Environment

A new, natural herbicide

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Life
Environment

The Arctic Ocean, cradle of viral biodiversity

New results, mainly from data from the Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013), provide the most comprehensive catalog to date of viruses found in all the…

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Beyond words: The cognitive origins of linguistic meaning

“Mark won’t finish writing his book.” Without anyone having to tell you so, it will strike you as obvious that Mark has already begun his book. Two…

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Corporate
Digital

CNRS partners with four interdisciplinary institutes of artificial intelligence

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Because they live in closer contact with nature than their fellow citizens further away, people living within PAs like the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Park (shown here) are more likely to adopt proenvironmental behaviours.Antoine Bel
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Environment

In France, people living by protected areas are more environmentally conscious

When compared with their fellow citizens, French people residing near a protected area (PA) exhibit more environmentally friendly behaviours. That is…

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Digital
Health

A video game aids in research on Alzheimer’s disease

Sea Hero Quest is a spatial navigation video game that can be played on cell phones, tablets and virtual reality applications, developed by…

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Earth

Geomagnetic jerks finally reproduced and explained

The Earth’s magnetic field experiences unpredictable, rapid, and intense anomalies that are known as geomagnetic jerks. The mechanisms behind this…

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