Although long regarded as exclusively marine animals, mosasaurs--large Cretaceous predators--also included freshwater species. Now, a research team led by CNRS researchers has…
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 fusion produces a liquid that is very rich in iron,…
This year’s CNRS Gold Medal has been awarded to the physicist Jacqueline Bloch for her discoveries relating to polaritons, hybrid particles that form when light interacts with matter. Her research…
Since taking up his post as the new Chairman and CEO of the CNRS in mid-June of this year, Thierry Dauxois has been facing one challenge after another, including investment in research, scientific…
