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When the Mediterranean was empty
Over 5 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, giving way to a salt flat stretching as far as the eye could see. A look back at the…
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The reasons behind this success of fifty years of Franco-Japanese scientific collaboration
On December 2nd 2024, the CNRS welcomed its Japanese partners to Paris to celebrate the fifty years of scientific cooperation between France and…
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Under the paving stones, there’s life!
On World Soil Day, discover how soils are threatened by human activity, potentially overturning fragile local and global ecosystems. Fortunately,…
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Clean rooms at the CNRS – combining cutting-edge research with a reduced carbon impact
Recent projects at C2N and LAAS-CNRS illustrate how these two CNRS laboratories have been working for several years to reduce the energy consumption…
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James Webb illuminates the grey areas of astrophysics
A genuine technological gem, the James Webb Space Telescope has been exploring the smallest nooks of the Universe over the last two years. From the…
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The CNRS has signed the Heidelberg agreement to promote sustainable European research
In October 2024, after a workshop in Heidelberg, Germany, the CNRS signed a historic agreement on regional cooperation to drive sustainable…
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The winners of 2024 ERC Consolidator Grants from the CNRS
Today the European Research Council has announced the winners of its 'Consolidator' grants which annually support many projects by mid-career…
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1,100 km in Antarctica to better understand the evolution of the ice cap
The physical processes behind cloud formation and snow precipitation above the Antarctic ice cap remain poorly understood. Co-directed by the…
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Mosquitos and their costly sting
While very useful in ecosystems, mosquitos tend to ruin the lives of humans. A CNRS team has even recently calculated how much these dipterans cost…
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Alexandre Grothendieck, a committed genius
Alexandre Grothendieck, who is considered one of the founders of modern algebraic geometry, left a considerable mark on mathematics through his…
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