
"Mosquito-repellent clothing": myth or reality?
Published on: July 24 , 2026
With the arrival of summer, they’re back—insatiable biters, as elusive as a summer breeze…

35th Science Festival: “Saveurs savantes” Comes to the University of Montpellier
Published on: July 22 , 2026
From October 2 to 12, the Hérault will come alive with the Science Festival, an event…

Decline of the Clam: The University of Montpellier, Ifremer, and Two Artists Launch the CLAM-EU Project to Engage Lagoon Communities Through Art and Science
Published on: July 20 , 2026
The University of Montpellier, Ifremer, painter Françoise Dagorn, and the pianist…

Come watch the eclipse and the shooting stars at Malbosc Park!

[LUM#23] Floods: Insurers Overwhelmed
Published on: July 15 , 2026
As episodes of heavy rain become more frequent, flooding will become increasingly…

Cell Festival—deliciously lively!

[LUM#23] Green Banks, and Against Everyone
Published on: July 7 , 2026
Last October, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, the UN’s carbon neutrality program for…

[LUM#23] “In Paris, who lives next to the ring road?”
Published on: June 30 , 2026
In 2025, the American Thoracic Society published an article calling for greater equity in terms of…

Matthieu Lengaigne: Between Iron and the Sea

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Academic Research: How to Uphold Ethical Standards and Scientific Integrity
Published on: June 30 , 2026
To scientists, generative artificial intelligence may seem like a…

[LUM#23] Dry-farmed vineyards
Published on: June 23 , 2026
Vineyards in distress, a market losing confidence… The wine industry is going through a…

What Kind of Education About Living Things in the Anthropocene?
Published on: June 21 , 2026
In school, knowledge organized into academic disciplines breaks down living things, at the risk of…

UM atUM [S05-ep20]: IAg: Toward a Science Without Conscience?
Published on: June 18 , 2026
For this season’s final episode, *AUM science* welcomes three…

[LUM#23] Things Heat Up on the Dance Floor
Published on: June 16 , 2026
35 degrees in the shade—the kind of weather that would keep even a marathon runner indoors… And yet, the…

SARS-CoV-2, mpox, chikungunya, hantavirus, Ebola… Why are viral outbreaks on the rise?
Published on: June 15 , 2026
The viral news of the past few weeks—which has been quite intense, to say the least—has sadly…

UM atUM [S05-ep19]: Viruses, the Invisible Threat
Published on: June 11 , 2026
This week on "UM atUM ," Yannick Simonin, a virologist at the PCCEI laboratory, discusses…