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A research project in the French West Indies for repurposing Sargassum seaweed
A research team including the CNRS and the Université des Antilles has just launched an 18-month interdisciplinary research project, largely financed…
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The philosopher and philologist Barbara Cassin has been awarded the 2018 CNRS Gold Medal
The CNRS Gold Medal, France’s highest scientific distinction, has been awarded this year to the philosopher and philologist Barbara Cassin, senior…
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Painted tomb discovered in Cumae (Italy): A banquet frozen in time
At the foot of the hill on which sits the ancient city of Cumae, in the region of Naples, Priscilla Munzi, CNRS researcher at the Jean Bérard Centre …
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Deciphering the link between skin allergies and the gut microbiota
Over the last few years, scientists have discovered connections between gut microbiota imbalances and various diseases. Now, in a study using mice,…
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Seeing the very big picture of the French 2017 presidential election: Social media, fake news, and political communities
CNRS and EHESS researchers analyzed nearly 60 million political tweets posted during the 2017 presidential election in France. They noted that fake…
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Discovery of the earliest drawing
The oldest known abstract drawing, made with ocher, has been found in South Africa’s Blombos Cave—on the face of a flake of siliceous rock retrieved…
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Halting biodiversity loss : political actions are required, not additional scientific knowledge
Over 15 years, almost 13,000 scientific papers have been published in the leading conservation science journals. Yet biodiversity remains threatened…
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