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Le Journal
A pioneer wiped off the map
A name frequently associated with plate tectonics is that of the German meteorologist Alfred Wegener. However, another one would deserve recognition:…
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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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It’s getting hot!
The last report by the UN’s climate experts (IPCC) is very alarmist about the future of humanity and insists on the need to remedy global warming…
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The first prospective study for French polar research
The CNRS’s programme agency recently presented the first French prospective study for polar research, whose management was entrusted to the CNRS, a…
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How aquatic plants changed the face of the Earth
Half a billion years ago, plants, until then exclusively aquatic, set out to colonise the land. This transition transformed the Earth and its…
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How plants conquered the land – and changed the face of the Earth
Half a billion years ago, plants, until then exclusively aquatic, set out to colonise the land. This transition transformed the Earth and its…
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International mobilisation for the ocean
CNRS and IFREMER have been tasked with organizing the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC), a UNOC3 Special Event dedicated to Science, and to provide…
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Radioactive waste: a scientific mission sets out to map submerged barrels in the Atlantic
Between 1950 and 1990, over 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped in the depths of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.The first mission of the…
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Climate change puts archaeological sites at threat
Prehistoric sites across France, such as the famous Chauvet Cave or L’Ile d’Yeu, are being closely monitored so as to understand how they are being…
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Make a Zest for the planet
On Earth Day, let’s chase away the environmental blues by taking a humorous look at researchers who are developing solutions.
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