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This month in science (April 2026)
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Shedding coherent light on the brain
04.30.2026
Neurology The physicist Valentina Emiliani has been awarded the 2026 Irène Joliot-Curie Female Scientist of the Year prize, in recognition of her work in neurophotonics, at the intersection of optics and neuroscience.
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space earth article
Europe takes the lead in planetary defence
04.23.2026
Astronomy The Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis is set to launch in 2028. It forms the cornerstone of a planetary defence programme designed to protect our planet from the risk of collision with near-Earth objects.
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digital
The magic of sound and light physics
04.28.2026
Physics Maïmouna Bocoum, a physicist specialising in acousto-optics at the Paris-based Langevin Institute, develops imaging technologies for the early detection of breast tumours. She was awarded this year’s Irène Joliot-Curie “Young Female Scientist” award.
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life article
Breaking the wall
04.27.2026
physiology Every year, the spring season heralds high-profile running events. As the Paris, Boston and London marathons have just come to a close, CNRS researchers explain why some runners experience a sudden drop in performance towards the end of the race.
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society article
earth
The dispossessed who came in from the cold
04.20.2026
Geopolitics The international crisis over Greenland has highlighted the wealth of the Far North's underground resources, but at the same time obscured the role of its inhabitants in their extraction. All around the Arctic Circle, indigenous peoples are taking action to gain control over the mining boom in...
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digital
Are video games to blame for today's violence?
04.15.2026
Psychology At a time when the game “GTA VI”, whose launch has been postponed to November 2026, is drawing ever-greater attention in the media, a social psychology researcher investigates the impact on player behaviour of video games with aggressive content.
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