The Secrets of Tardigrades, Those Cosmic Pokémon
Published on: June 8 , 2018
They are clawed and mythically beautiful. Tardigrades, microscopic invertebrates with…
Ticks and the bacteria they carry: a dangerous combination
Published on: June 6 , 2018
Ticks have a bad reputation, and that reputation is often well-deserved. These creatures…
Chronic pain: why it persists, even after the cause has disappeared
Published on: April 18 , 2018
Certain types of pain, caused by an accident, a fall, or surgery,…
[LUM#7] Beauty Revealed
Published on: March 27 , 2018
Faces, landscapes, works of art… Both universal and subjective, beauty holds many…
[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 Restored Body
Published on: August 22 , 2017
Replacing damaged or diseased cells with healthy ones… That’s the idea…
[LUM#6] The Origins of Speech
Published on: July 25 , 2017
Baboons produce sounds that are quite similar to human vowels. And this despite their…
[LUM#6] Asian Giant Hornet vs. Carnivorous Plant
Published on: July 11 , 2017
The Asian hornet is invading France and Europe, threatening our already struggling bee populations…
[LUM#6] At the heart of the crater
Published on: July 3 , 2017
How was the giant Chicxulub crater formed by an asteroid impact…
UM student-built nanosatelliteUM orbit
Published on: June 19 , 2017
ROBUSTA 1B, the University of Montpellier’s second nanosatellite, which launched this Friday…
Mada at the heart
Published on: May 30 , 2017
There are six of them, all passionate about nature and the environment. The project by theseUM studentsUM …
Students in Orbit
Published on: May 30 , 2017
With their Celesta nanosatellite, students fromUM been selected by…
28,000 pages by Alexandre Grothendieck
Published on: May 10 , 2017
He changed the face of mathematics. Alexandre Grothendieck left behind a few…
The University of Montpellier has renewed its European “HR Excellence in Research” designation for three years
Published on: April 18 , 2017
Following an evaluation and an on-site audit in June 2021, the Commission’s rapporteurs…