Seven temperate Earth-sized planets revolve around the star TRAPPIST-1. In addition, at least three of them harbor conditions compatible with the presence of liquid water on their surfaces. The…

In a general context of climate change, researchers at the Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive (CNRS/Université de Montpellier/Université Paul Valery/EPHE-PSL) and their international…

A scintillating aerogel enabling real-time measurements with excellent sensitivity to certain radioactive gases, essential to monitoring the proper functioning of nuclear power plants, has just been…

The Ice Memory Foundation calls for a rapid action by the international community to save the memory of the world's glaciers. Despite obstacles posed by unexpected high water content in the snow…

An exhibition and mediation space coupled with a space in which researchers and academics will be able to meet players from the economic, cultural, industrial, and social spheres: this will be the…

From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, the CNRS will be in attendance at the Dubai World Expo’s France Pavilion. There it will be presenting ‘Antarctica, a laboratory of the future’, a fully immersive…

Current monitoring of marine biological systems only covers a tiny fraction of the ocean, which limits our ability to confidently predict the expected effects of climate disturbances on marine…