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Audibility range of first whales
The hearing organ of the earliest whales, or protocetids, has been digitally reconstructed by paleontologists from the Institut des sciences de l…
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The secrets of tooth calcium revealed
Two studies on calcium isotopesIsotopes are atoms that have the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons, which gives…
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From context to cortex: Discovering social neurons
The existence of new “social” neurons has just been demonstrated by scientists from the Institut de neurosciences des systèmes (Aix-Marseille…
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Does global warming threaten the gut microbiota?
The deleterious effects of climate change on bacterial species composing the gut microbiotaThe gut microbiota is the community of microorganisms…
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We are more than our DNA: Discovering a new mechanism of epigenetic inheritance
Giacomo Cavalli's team at the Institute of Human Genetics (University of Montpellier / CNRS), in collaboration with the French National Institute for…
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Smell helps primates flee parasites
Researchers from the CNRS have discovered that mandrills use their sense of smell to avoid contamination by intestinal protozoans through contact…
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Gender discrimination: science is no exception
Gender discrimination can be found in the most unexpected fields. An international team, involving Demian Battaglia, a CNRS researcher at the…
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Where do flowers come from? Shedding light on Darwin's "abominable mystery"
The mystery that is the origin of flowering plants has been partially solved thanks to a team from the Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et…
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How ants navigate homeward - forward, backward, or sideward
An international team including researchers at the university of Edinburgh and Antoine Wystrach of the Research Centre on Animal Cognition (CNRS…
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Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels
Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels. This is what has been demonstrated by an international team coordinated by researchers from the…
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