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The Tara Oceans mission reveals variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles
New results from the Tara Oceans expedition, led by a collaboration between the Tara Ocean Foundation and teams from the CNRS, EMBL, CEA, Sorbonne…
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Why is ice so slippery?
The answer lies in a film of water that is generated by friction, one that is far thinner than expected and much more viscous than usual water…
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What makes the Earth’s surface move?
Do tectonic plates move because of motion in the Earth’s mantle, or is the mantle driven by the movement of the plates? Or could it be that this…
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TONGA Project: Studying the impact of submarine volcanoes on biological activity at the ocean surface
An international team of 29 researchers will plough Pacific waters between Nouméa and the Tonga volcanic arc from 1 November to 5 December 2019…
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Ants: Jam-free traffic champions
Whether they occur on holiday routes or the daily commute, traffic jams affect cars as well as pedestrians. Scientists at the Research Center on…
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A new discovery! How our memories stabilise while we sleep
Scientists at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CNRS/Collège de France/INSERM)An associate member of the Université PSL, since…
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