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We must fight for amphibians
April 28 is “Save the Frogs Day”: the largest global day of awareness and action for amphibians, which are highly endangered.
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Antifungals and antibiotics have identical resistance mechanisms
Mycoses resistant to antifungal drugs are on the increase. Not least because treatments against pathogenic fungi are used in agriculture as well as…
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Space experiments aboard the ISS
The metabolism of astronauts, the behaviour of plants, the reactions of living beings to radiation and of foams to weightlessness… The International…
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The forest, a laboratory in danger
From tropical forests to Mediterranean ecosystems, discover the fascinating missions of the scientists who use forests as outdoor laboratories.
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Protecting biodiversity: a top priority
World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of…
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How Jurassic Park changed the image of dinosaurs
Are the dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” realistic? How does the film franchise explore the impact and applications of science? These are some of the…
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Mosquitoes and their costly sting
While very useful in ecosystems, mosquitoes tend to ruin the lives of humans. A CNRS team has even recently calculated how much these dipterans cost…
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Epigenetics in the genes
At a ceremony held in Paris recenlty, the biologist Edith Heard was handed the CNRS Gold Medal, one of the most prestigious French scientific…
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