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The mechanics of sea ice
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09.22.2021 |
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Geophysics
Major climate models are based on a series of more specific overlapping models that are in constant interaction with one another. However, those describing the behaviour of sea ice have proved to be obsolete. As a result, researchers are now developing new ones, using concepts derived from mechanics.
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Invasive species: an ecological and economic disaster
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09.08.2021 |
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Ecology
Biological invasions are the second most common cause of species extinction on Earth, and also take a heavy toll on our health and the economy. On the occasion of the World Congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), to be held in Marseille (southeastern France) from 3 to 11 September, CNRS News takes a closer look at this crucial issue.
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Dissecting the “spice” of Dune
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09.16.2021 |
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Chemistry
One of the central elements in the new sci-fi film Dune by Denis Villeneuve is a substance with extraordinary properties. Called “spice”, it bears a resemblance to certain molecules already in use in our own world! The CNRS chemist Fabrice Chemla explains.
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Understanding urban heat islands
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09.14.2021 |
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Meteorology The effects of urban heat islands, which can increase temperatures in cities by as much as 10 °C, are particularly noticeable in summer. For some twenty years Valéry Masson has been studying these localised phenomena, which often go undetected by conventional meteorological tools.
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“Mein Kampf remains invaluable for understanding Nazism”
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09.09.2021 |
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History Published last June, the study entitled Historiciser le Mal, une Édition Critique de Mein Kampf (“Historicising Evil, a Critical Edition of Mein Kampf”) is the fruit of five years of work by twelve specialists in Nazism. Historian Florent Brayard, co-director of the project, explains the impetus... |
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Numbers that shape the world
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09.22.2021 |
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Mathematics The study of numbers has driven mathematics since antiquity. The constantly evolving field of arithmetic connects numbers and geometry, and is used in everyday applications, particularly in cryptography.
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Keeping an eye on the forest
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08.08.2021 |
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Ecology For the past 20 years, a scientific team has been monitoring the state of health of Barbeau Forest in the Seine-et-Marne region east of Paris. Researchers and engineers analyse the flux of carbon dioxide and water vapour between the forest and the atmosphere, with the goal of charting the impact... |
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Landscapes of the microworld
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08.12.2021 |
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Biology Progress in microscopy continues to expand our window onto the world of the infinitesimally small. Whether in chemistry, biology, engineering or digital simulation, these images paint a phantasmagoric and yet factual portrait of the world that we live in, that we build, and that lives within us.
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