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Ticks under watch
Ticks that return with the spring can infect humans with both Lyme disease – which is very severe – and other disorders. To improve their…
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[Infographic] VivaTech 2026: Science in support of sovereignty
Batteries, AI, semiconductors… How can France and Europe—which are falling behind the United States and China—break free from their dependencies? At…
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Intensive nickel mining has transformed the microbial biodiversity of the Thio Lagoon in New Caledonia
A study carried out by scientists from Ifremer, IRD, universities of Western Brittany (UBO) and Bordeaux, CNRS, and University of Tartu (Estonia)…
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Finding "The One" in the pre-Tinder age
Perusing through a million matrimonial ads from the past hundred years or so reveals changes in the criteria for love over the 20th century, and hint…
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Prehistory's "connected" mass production
In 2015, archaeologists unearthed a unique artefact in Iraq: a kiln comprising two interconnected chambers dating from the Chalcolithic (7000 to 5000…
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Thierry Dauxois is named Chairman & CEO of the CNRS
Thierry Dauxois was named Chairman & CEO of the CNRS on 10 June 2026 by the French President Emmanuel Macron, on the recommendation of Philippe…
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International mobilisation for the ocean
To mark #WorldOceanDay on June 8th 2026 a new scientific programme is launched in Paris. The 'Neptune Mission': a scientific coalition…
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The CNRS at VivaTech 2026: basic research central to technological sovereignty
• For its 7th participation in VivaTech, the CNRS reaffirms its central role in deeptech innovation by presenting the…
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Mission Neptune: an overview of a scientific coalition focused on the high seas and the seabed
A year after the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) comes the launch of a new scientific programme on the high seas and the seabed…
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Le Journal
Sleeping in cold blood
Researchers have revealed the existence of an infraslow physiological rhythm during sleep in reptiles. The discovery sheds light on the evolution of…
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