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Toward the responsible use of rare earths throughout their life cycle: results from the CNRS scientific expert review

 The Rare Earths Collective Scientific Expert Review (ESCo) aims to establish the scientific state of knowledge regarding the use of rare earths…

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Matter

Plastic recycling is counter-productive

In August 2025, the Geneva Summit on plastic pollution once again failed to reach agreement on an international treaty, due in particular to a lack…

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Towards light-controlled electronic components

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Matter

Seeing life in purple

The early 20th-century artist Robert Delaunay began painting at a pivotal moment in art history, namely during the chemical industry revolution, when…

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Science to the rescue of heritage

A historical legacy and an ‘irreplaceable source of life and inspiration’, our cultural heritage now constitutes a major part of our history…

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Photography, at the frontier between science and art

International Photography Day celebrates the first daguerreotype in 1839. Discover our archives on the first photographic processes, the diversity of…

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Le Journal
Earth
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The secret of sand patches

Sand patches dot beaches and deserts, but their origin remains an enigma. Using measurements taken in the desert, physicists have created a model…

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"Three electrons are enough: an unprecedented experiment sheds light on the laws of matter"

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Light in all its forms

Light is an invaluable resource, both for looking back into the past and for securing our future, and is celebrated on the International Day of Light…

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Le Journal
Life
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Space experiments aboard the ISS

The metabolism of astronauts, the behaviour of plants, the reactions of living beings to radiation and of foams to weightlessness… The International…

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