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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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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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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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Slime mould absorbs substances to memorise them
In 2016, CNRS scientists demonstrated that the slime mould Physarum polycephalum, a single-cell organism without a nervous system, could learn to no…
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Canada, France, UK launch research workshops exploring societal implications of Artificial Intelligence
CIFAR, CNRS and UKRI to provide a total of CAD$400,000 to convene international, interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral working groups on…
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The CNRS at VivaTech
The CNRS will, for the first time, take part in VivaTech from May 16-18 in Paris. Its researchers, start-ups, and technologies will be present at…
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Homo luzonensis a new human species contemporaneous with Homo sapiens discovered in the Philippines
An international multidisciplinary team involving MNHN and CNRS, co-led by a MNHN senior lecturer of the H & E department, Florent Détroit,…
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First ever image of a black hole: a CNRS researcher had simulated it as early as 1979
The first real image of a black hole, obtained by the international network of EHT telescopes and published on April 10, 2019 in Astrophysical…
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