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Prehistoric sites across France, such as the famous Chauvet Cave or L’Ile d’Yeu, are being closely monitored so as to understand how they are being endangered by climate change, and avoid the disappearance of rock paintings.
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04.21.2025
Arthur is a new submersible ROV (remotely-operated vehicle) designed for underwater archaeology. Offering unprecedented performance and versatility, it is able to explore shipwrecks for treasure and the marine life they harbour, at depths as great as 2500...
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04.16.2025
Alaska is hit hard by climate change. The subsequent rise in temperatures causes permafrost to degrade. Without this underground layer of ice that acts as a cement, mountain slopes become fragile. This video takes you to the field to study the Alaskan soil...
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04.09.2025
How to measure the dislocation of ice floes, the immense expanses of ice floating in polar seas? Easy! Create a model of the ice pack, find the best way to shake it, and watch as it breaks under the effect of waves.
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03.19.2025
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03.18.2025
Over the past few months, our planet has been ìmpacted by intense solar flare activity on the Sun. This phenomenon, which caused the polar auroras that recently lit up European skies, could also...
12.06.2024
Over 5 million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up, giving way to a salt flat stretching as far as the eye could see. A look back at the Mediterranean basin’s last great hydrological crisis.
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12.04.2024
As indicators of the degradation of permafrost – permanently frozen soil – in mountainous areas, molards are receiving special focus from researchers. In his laboratory in Caen (northwestern France...
11.13.2024
Small or large, equipped with rotors or fixed wings, drones are gradually becoming part of daily life for CNRS scientists. They offer invaluable help, making it possible to see what was heretofore...
07.30.2024
Forests cover a third of the world's land surface. Although they provide us with invaluable services, they are now under so much pressure that we are faced with our own contradictions between...
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06.28.2024
Each year, some 40 billion tonnes of CO₂, one of the main greenhouse gases, are released into the atmosphere. A significant proportion of these is captured by the oceans, vegetation and the soil....
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05.30.2024
Off the coast of the Sicilian town of Catania, an oceanographic mission studied the activity of North ALFEO, a submarine fault discovered only a decade ago. In partnership with the French daily...