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Water in all its forms
To mark #WorldWaterDay2025 on 22 March, we present an overview in images of the countless, sometimes unexpected issues surrounding the most vital and…
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Super-neutrino!
The most energetic neutrino ever detected has just been ‘captured’ by the KM3NeT/ARCA experiment. CNRS physicists are in the starting blocks.
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Le Journal
On the trail of cosmic cataclysms
Based in Namibia, the H.E.S.S. telescope array monitors the showers of particles produced when the highest-energy cosmic rays ever observed in the…
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Le Journal
Knitted fabric, an everyday metamaterial
Light, soft, resistant, deformable, and sometimes tacky, knitted fabric is not just an everyday object, it is also a metamaterial whose extraordinary…
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Le Journal
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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Le Journal
Astrochemistry, inside cosmic kitchens
Astrochemistry, a relatively new field, focuses on exploring chemistry in interstellar spaces to uncover insights about the origins of life on Earth…
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Le Journal
Infrasound, sound waves that nothing can stop
What do a wind turbine, an ocean swell, and a volcanic eruption have in common? All three emit infrasound, or sound whose frequency is below 20 hertz…
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Nuclear power plants: a scintillating sponge for monitoring radioactive gas emissions
A scintillating aerogel enabling real-time measurements with excellent sensitivity to certain radioactive gases, essential to monitoring the proper…
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Le Journal
Innovation hat trick
Cyril Aymonier, Lydéric Bocquet and Eleni Diamanti are the three recipients of the CNRS 2024 Innovation Medal, which rewards male and female…
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Is CO2 capture the key to carbon neutrality?
The European Commission is adamant: carbon capture and storage (CCS) will play a key role in the fight against climate change. But just how does CCS…
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