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The Big-brother Effect on Language Development
Psychology
Big brothers—rather than big sisters—tend to get in the way of kids picking up verbal skills, reveals a new study on the effect of siblings on language development in young French children.
Article
08.12.2019
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Society
The Persistence of Stereotypes
Sociology
Social networks, everyday conversations, political discourse, the media, the arts… No form of communication is immune to stereotypes. Although sometimes evoked for the purpose of humour, they are often intended to be stigmatising. Paradoxically, they can also...
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08.12.2019
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Matter
Society
The Art Conservator and the Synchrotron
Chemistry
Is art truly eternal? Paintings by History's greatest masters are affected by the passage of time. But scientists and curators have joined forces to figure out exactly what is causing the ageing of artwork and find a solution to save this heritage for...
Video
08.05.2019
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Society
Sport, a Reflection of our Societies
Anthropology
From sport as spectacle to sport as a source of wellness, aggressiveness to a sense of teamwork, unbridled marketing to the democratization of facilities, and male chauvinism to a coeducational spirit, what values and weaknesses of today’s societies does...
Article
08.03.2019
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Tracking the Elusive Sperm Whales
07.23.2019
Underwater image of sperm whales near the surface

Sperm whales spend most of their lives hunting in the depths of the sea. To study them, a team of researchers used a floating autonomous ship equipped with microphones and a sound card so...

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Article
Strange Inventions
06.30.2019
From the compressed air bugle to the geophone, discover the photos from the innovation archives established by Jean Perrin, the physicist who founded the CNRS. These images and many others will be...
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Society
Video
Searching for Africa's Earliest Painters
06.28.2019
cave art

There are thousands of cave art sites nested in Zimbabwe's Matobo Hills. A team of archaeologists and cave art specialists have teamed up to try to understand these mysterious paintings.

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Society
Video
Little Foot's Brain
06.28.2019
Model of an australopithecus among fossilized skulls

Discovered in the 1990s, Little Foot is the most complete skeleton of an Australopithecus ever unearthed. Research continues on this exceptional fossil as scientists reveal details about her...

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Society
Opinion
The Framework of Notre-Dame: Putting an End to Stereotypes
06.27.2019
Frédéric Épaud, a specialist on medieval frameworks, discusses the falsehoods that circulated after the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame on April 15.
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Matter
Society
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Notre Dame: Research Steps In
06.17.2019
Since the fire that ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral on 15 April, many scientists have volunteered their expertise to aid in its restoration. We talked to Philippe Dillmann and Martine Regert, leaders of...
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Digital
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From Phantom Limb to Prosthetic Arm
01.28.2019
Robotic prosthetic connected to an arm via wires.

For amputees, controlling a robotic prosthesis is far from a perfect solution. It can take months of training before they can perform basic day-to-day operations. In France, a team of researchers...

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Article
Of Bees and Men
01.24.2019
Whether wild or domesticated, beehives have been used by humans for thousands of years. Representations and archaeological traces since prehistory and technical treatises for historical periods have...
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Society
Digital
Article
Training AI to Detect Cyberbullying
01.23.2019
Artificial intelligence has turned into a surprising, but effective ally in the fight against cyberbullying, a phenomenon that primarily involves teenagers.
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