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Scooping out oceanic CO₂ to make room for more
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01.08.2026 |
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Climate
In the face of the climate emergency, techniques for removing CO₂ dissolved in seawater have raised some hopes and much concern. How to proceed? What rules should be established? Who should be in charge? The CNRS biogeochemist Olivier Sulpis, who is tasked with assessing these methods, provides an insight.
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Gravitational wave detections spark great expectations
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11.03.2025 |
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On 14 September, 2015, the international LIGO/Virgo collaboration detected the very first gravitational wave signal, a tiny distortion of spacetime predicted by Einstein, in this case produced by the merger of two black holes. The CNRS astrophysicist Marie-Anne Bizouard explains how this discovery has opened up a new window on the Universe.
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Ten years on, mixed results for the Paris Agreement
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11.09.2025 |
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Climate
In 2015, the historic Paris Agreement, signed by 195 countries, sought to limit global warming to 2 °C. Ten years later, the results have yet to materialise, raising questions regarding the effectiveness of COP meetings, major climate gatherings whose latest edition recently took place in Brazil.
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Science one step ahead
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12.02.2025 |
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Prospective Imagining and preparing for the future in order to guide research and public policy is the very purpose of foresight. A perilous exercise, scientists point out. And one that requires dialogue between disciplines, along with solid models accounting for multiple uncertainties. |
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The eternal quest for healthy eating
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01.23.2026 |
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Social history In the Middle Ages, sugar was praised for its therapeutic benefits, whereas melon was long considered harmful! The mediaevalist and food specialist Bruno Laurioux recounts the history of the eternal quest for a healthful diet, from antiquity to the present day. |
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The super powers of the plant microbiota
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01.28.2026 |
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Ecology Albeit little-known, plant microbiota or holobionts are essential for plant health and sustainable agriculture. The work of Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse in discovering their role has earned this CNRS ecologist international recognition. |
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From popular astronomy to astrophysics
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01.16.2026 |
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Astronomy One hundred years after the death of the French astronomer and populariser of science Camille Flammarion, the CNRS physicist Jean-Philippe Uzan follows in the footsteps of his predecessor’s celebrated book Popular Astronomy, providing us with an accessible account of a century of scientific... |
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Animals are no strangers to death
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11.24.2025 |
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Ethology Given that animals are sentient, as established by recent research, what is their attitude towards death? In a recently-published book, the biologist Emmanuelle Pouydebat sheds light on the complex emotions and behaviours of various species in this situation. |
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