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How does the partially molten layer form above Mars’s core?
The rocks in Mars’s mantle begin to melt at a depth of approximately 1,550 km, and at a temperature around 100°C lower than previously thought.This…
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The CNRS has awarded its 2026 Gold Medal to the physicist Jacqueline Bloch
This year’s CNRS Gold Medal has been awarded to the physicist Jacqueline Bloch for her discoveries relating to polaritons, hybrid particles that form…
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France 2030: launch of an upstream research programme on nuclear fission energy
Building a decarbonized nuclear industry that is safer and more versatile is a crucial challenge for the coming years. That is why an ambitious new…
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The James Webb Space Telescope sheds light on the astonishing survival of small galaxies in the early Universe
A team of international astrophysicists has observed and identified the smallest and faintest galaxies in the early Universe. These observations…
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Island biodiversity disproportionately exposed to global change
By 2050, most island ecosystems will be threatened by global change: 65% primarily by climate change, 22% by land-use change and 13% by biological…
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Olivier Grasset appointed Director of CNRS Earth & Space
Thierry Dauxois, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CNRS, has appointed Olivier Grasset as Director of CNRS Earth & Space, effective 1…
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PFAS: Neurological effects identified in birds and mice
An international team of scientists led by two CNRS researchers¹ has, for the first time, identified the neurological effects of a PFAS compound in…
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Hong Wang, Permanent Professor at IHES, awarded the 2026 Fields Medal
Hong Wang, a 35-year-old Chinese mathematician specializing in harmonic analysis, has been awarded the Fields Medal at the International Congress of…
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“Proust’s madeleine” finally explained by neuroscience
A team of CNRS scientists1 has just pinpointed the brain mechanisms and scientific explanation behind the famous ‘Proust’s madeleine’…
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