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Le Journal
Earth
Society

Is a war for water looming?

As a result of climate change, a third of the world's population is likely to be affected by dwindling water reserves. This will inevitably lead to…

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Digital reconstruction of the rampart network from the northern section of the Khaybar walled oasis 4,000 years ago. © Khaybar Longue Durée Archaeological Project, M. Bussy & G. Charloux
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Society

Discovery of immense fortifications dating back 4,000 years in north-western Arabia

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Le Journal
Society

"Sociology needs to reconnect with science"

The sociologist Bernard Lahire feels that it is time for his discipline to identify the fundamental structures of human societies as universal…

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Le Journal
Life
Society

Addiction is not hardwired in the brain

From dependence to addiction to the dogma of abstinence, the CNRS neuro-addictologist Serge Ahmed talks about the way our societies view the loss of…

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Le Journal
Society

9,000 years of hydraulics

The capture and storage of water are an integral part of the development of human societies. The geoarchaeologist Louise Purdue studies the history…

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© Eva-Maria Geigl/IJM/CNRS
Press
Society

Who were the first modern humans to settle in Europe?

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© LAMS-MAFTO, CNRS
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Society
Matter

Secrets of Egyptian painters revealed by chemistry

  Contrary to prior assumptions, ancient Egyptian painters did at times push the boundaries of convention. …

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© Laurent Davin
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Society

The first prehistoric wind instruments discovered in the Levant

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© Philippe Groscaux/Mission Adriboats/CNRS/CCJ
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Society

The oldest hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean is about to leave the water

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© Sacred Way Sanctuary
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Society
Environment

The untold history of the horse in the American Plains, a new future for the world

The continent of North America is where horses first emerged. Millions of years of evolutionary changes transformed the horse before it became the…

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