
Why do some animals live longer than we do? Or shorter?
Published on: June 28 , 2023
Life expectancy varies not only for us but also for animals. For us humans, the…

Chemical Pollution and the "Cocktail Effect": A Path Toward Toxicological Testing Without Animal Experimentation
Published on: June 28 , 2023
Here is an image showing mitochondria in pink: these are the lungs and “power plants…”

COVID-19: A New Modeling Method to Better Assess Epidemic Risks
Published on: June 23 , 2023
For millennia, humanity has been struck by epidemics… Each time, it has…

UM atUM [S02-ep28]: Bio-based Plastics at the Innovation After-Work Event
Published on: June 22 , 2023
This week on "UM atUM ," Emmanuelle Gastaldi from the IATE laboratory will…

Are ice baths and cold showers a cure-all after exercise?
Published on: June 22 , 2023
You've probably seen pictures of athletes plunging into ice-cold water…

[LUM#19] Energy Lies Beneath the Cobblestones
Published on: June 21 , 2023
Drilling to harness the Earth's heat—that is the principle behind geothermal energy. A source…

UM atUM [S02-ep27]: From Local Food Policies to Biologging
Published on: June 16 , 2023
This week on "UM at theUM ," Coline Perrin, a geography researcher at the laboratory…

[LUM#18] Tilio, age 7: “Who does the sea belong to?”
Published on: June 13 , 2023
Tilio, age 7. Future ocean cleaner—or Jedi Master. No one! The ocean defies all…

CSR can be effective even when it is nothing more than greenwashing
Published on: June 12 , 2023
Many companies are implementing corporate social responsibility policies and…

How Music Can Help Combat the Effects of Parkinson's Disease
Published on: June 12 , 2023
The beating of our hearts, the flow of air through our lungs, the rhythm of our voices, or the movements of…

Dogs in Schools: Animal-Assisted Therapy to Support Students
Published on: June 8 , 2023
Oasis, Pixel, Naya, Platon, and Silou are not new acronyms used by the national education system…

UM atUM [S02-ep26]: From the Cost of Electricity to the Agropolis Conferences
Published on: June 8 , 2023
This week on *AUM science*, François Mirabel, a researcher at Montpellier Research Center…

[LUM#19] “Opening the electricity sector to competition comes at a very high cost”
Published on: June 8 , 2023
How and by whom are electricity prices set? What is a rate…

[LUM#18] “Coastal risk management must be cross-regional or it won’t work”
Published on: June 6 , 2023
In the Gulf of Lion, 25% of the coastline is eroding. This widespread phenomenon, which is accompanied by…

[LUM#19] Let's get to work!
Published on: June 1 , 2023
Improving charcoal production processes, as charcoal is the most widely used fuel…

UM atUM [S02-ep25]: From Pancreatic Islet Transplants to the AETE-ISO Platform
Published on: June 1 , 2023
This week on *AUM science*, Orianne Villars, a physician in the department…