[LUM#7] A World to Feed
Published on: March 6 , 2018
How can we ensure an adequate food supply for an ever-growing population while…
[LUM#7] Major Scales
Published on: February 27 , 2018
Preserving our Mother Earth: that is the essential challenge facing agriculture…
[LUM#7] Predicting to Treat Better
Published on: February 13 , 2018
Personalized medicine that helps identify risks specific to an individual…
From Facebook to Plant Growth: When Social Media Gets Involved
Published on: February 8 , 2018
Telephone network, social network, road network, professional network… The term…
[LUM#7] The Wood That Will Shape Tomorrow
Published on: February 6 , 2018
The oldest material in the world is now considered one of the most modern.…
Is it appropriate to rank animal species?
Published on: February 1 , 2018
The term “speciesism,” coined by the British psychologist Ryder (1970) and adopted by the philosopher…
[LUM#6] Citizens and Scientists
Published on: October 3 , 2017
A citizen science project to measure air quality: when researchers and…
[LUM#6] Flowers at the Planet's Bedside
Published on: September 19 , 2017
To remediate contaminated soil and polluted water, Claude Grison and his ChimEco laboratory…
[LUM#6] After the Trauma
Published on: August 29 , 2017
Life sometimes throws brutal events our way… Far from being trivial, they lead to…
[LUM#6] The Healed Body
Published on: August 22 , 2017
Replacing damaged or diseased cells with healthy ones… That’s the basic idea…
[LUM#6] The Origins of Speech
Published on: July 25 , 2017
Baboons produce sounds that are quite similar to human vowels. And this is despite their…
[LUM#6] Cancer: A Disease of Disruption
Published on: July 18 , 2017
In the animal kingdom, cancer is rare. Throughout history, species have evolved in such a way that…
[LUM#6] At the Heart of the Crater
Published on: July 3 , 2017
How was the giant Chicxulub crater formed by an asteroid impact…
The future of chemistry lies in plants
Published on: May 18 , 2017
She had already made a name for herself with an innovative soil remediation technique using…
28,000 pages by Alexandre Grothendieck
Published on: May 10 , 2017
He changed the landscape of mathematics. Alexandre Grothendieck left behind a few…
[LUM#5] When School Is Scary
Published on: April 18 , 2017
The very idea of going to class literally makes them sick, to the point that they end up…