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Coastal urbanisation disrupts fish physiology
Tourism, chemical pollution, noise and light pollution: urbanisation in coastal areas exposes fish to multiple stressors that affect their physiology…
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2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan for his work on asymmetric catalysis
Henri Kagan, Professor Emeritus of Université Paris-Saclay, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of nonlinear effects…
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France 2030: the CNRS and the IRD launch a national research programme on the habitability of the Earth
At the interface between the social sciences, ecology and Earth sciences, the goal of the TRANSFORM exploratory research programme is to better…
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A new species of Mosasaur identified in Provence, southeastern France
Although long regarded as exclusively marine animals, mosasaurs--large Cretaceous predators--also included freshwater species. Now, a research team…
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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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