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French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet to continue experiments on foams
Studying how liquid foams evolve over time is difficult, if not impossible, on Earth because of gravity.
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The CNRS at VivaTech: from basic research to Deeptech
• Technology transfer for research is one of the missions of the CNRS. With nearly 100 start-ups created per year, and over 7,000…
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Ocean and climate: French research called on to take part in a Priority Research Programme
• The ocean is an ecosystem under threat from global warming, pollution, resource overexploitation and habitat…
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ALPALGA: the search for mountain snow microalgae
High elevation snow is home to previously unknown species of microalgae.
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Antarctica: how have temperatures varied since the last glacial period?
Scientists have established the most reliable estimates to date of past temperature variations in Antarctic
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Jebel Sahaba: A succession of violence rather than a prehistoric war
Since the 1960s, the Jebel Sahaba cemetery (Nile Valley, present-day Sudan) has become the emblem of organised warfare…
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Institute of Mathematics for Planet Earth is founded
• Mathematics have a major role to play in responding to pressing environmental issues, including global warming,…
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A plant-fungi partnership at the origin of terrestrial vegetation
Plants that exist on land today have genes that allow them to exchange lipids with beneficial fungi
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