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The magic of sound and light physics
Maïmouna Bocoum, a physicist specialising in acousto-optics at the Paris-based Langevin Institute, develops imaging technologies for the early…
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The dispossessed who came in from the cold
The international crisis over Greenland has highlighted the wealth of the Far North's underground resources, but at the same time obscured the role…
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Are video games to blame for today's violence?
At a time when the game “GTA VI”, whose launch has been postponed to November 2026, is drawing ever-greater attention in the media, a social…
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Avatar vs science
Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment of the cinematic saga, premiered in movie theatres in late 2025. Ecologists and biologists have been…
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Lost page of the Archimedes Palimpsest identified in Blois, central France
• A page from the Archimedes Palimpsest, considered lost for several decades, has been identified by a CNRS researcher at the…
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Citizens of the world on the same wavelength
For the first time, researchers are assessing people’s opinions on policies for the global redistribution of wealth and the fight against climate…
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How the piano set the world in tune
Manufactured primarily in England and France starting in the early 18th century, pianos were massively exported, in particular to the Americas,…
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Ten years on, mixed results for the Paris Agreement
In 2015, the historic Paris Agreement, signed by 195 countries, sought to limit global warming to 2 °C. Ten years later, the results have yet to…
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The eternal quest for healthy eating
In the Middle Ages, sugar was praised for its therapeutic benefits, whereas melon was long considered harmful! The mediaevalist and food specialist…
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