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…
The gravitational waveGravitational waves are ripples in space-time, predicted by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity in 1915 and detected for the first time a century later. …
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…
The credibility and legitimacy of public research is grounded above all in evaluation. Evaluation of research carried out by the CNRS, its laboratories and its researchers, using relevant criteria,…
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…
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…
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…
The CNRS invited scientific institutions from numerous countries at Maison Irène et Frédéric Joliot-Curie in Brussels to discuss the International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS). Participating…