Tiling the plane with a single pattern is a mathematical problem that has interested humans since Antiquity, notably for the aesthetic quality of tiles in mosaics or tiling. One of the unresolved…
On November 20th, the international Committee set up by the High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (Hcéres) published its report on a part of the CNRS's activities, lauding it…
CNRS and EHESS researchers analyzed nearly 60 million political tweets posted during the 2017 presidential election in France. They noted that fake news flagged by the Le Monde Decodex fact-checking…
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal…
On December 8th at the French Senate, the main findings from the citizen consultation on mathematics launched in the spring were presented. French people may have an ambivalent attitude towards the…
In line with the CNRS's open science policy, scientific articles must be available in open access. The CNRS encourages its researchers to turn to publication models being free for both authors and…
The CNRS has produced a guide to public speaking to help scientists who wish to do so. This true toolbox is based on the recommendations of the CNRS's Ethics Committee and on the expectations of our…
Like certain animal and plant species, some of the world's languages are in danger of extinction. Fortunately, the Pangloss Collection, an open archive started in 1995 by the Langues et civilisations…
With an “entry package” approaching 300,000 euros, and a promise of tenure upon the contract’s completion, this new recruiting effort aims to attract scientists from beyond the world of French higher…
