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11.03.2026
What should be done with our bodies once we die? Should they be burned, buried, or just allowed to decompose naturally? A group of researchers from the CNRS is exploring this third, environmentally...
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10.15.2026
As birth rates are declining the world over, economists have studied the impact of environmental concerns on fertility choices.
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06.29.2026
In April, the researchers involved in the French-Chinese SVOM space mission presented an update on its initial findings. These provided a number of interesting insights into events that took place in...
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03.13.2026
Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment of the cinematic saga, premiered in movie theatres in late 2025. Ecologists and biologists have been examining the scientific premises of the film and the...
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02.13.2026
For the first time, researchers are assessing people’s opinions on policies for the global redistribution of wealth and the fight against climate change. Such measures receive massive, nearly...
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02.06.2025
White dwarfs are the extremely dense, compact remnants of stars that have ended their lives, and are at the origin of tremendous explosions known as novae. This phenomenon (not to be confused with...