
Are "nature" schools possible in the city?
Published on: April 04, 2022
More than 80% of the French population lives in urban areas, and with them the vast majority of...

Wastewater reuse: what will the new European regulation change?
Published on: March 16, 2022
Reusing wastewater to save freshwater: that's one of the virtues of the...

How the Omicron BA.2 variant pushed back the initial limits of Covid-19
Published on: March 14, 2022
The Covid epidemic may have faded from the headlines, but it's not over yet...

The Russia-Ukraine war: Deciphering the vote by African countries at the UN
Published on: March 14, 2022
In recent weeks, the world has witnessed some of the most tense situations in the...

Debate: The "Grande Sécu", myth or reality?
Published on: March 01, 2022
Last November, French Health Minister Olivier Véran commissioned the Haut Conseil pour...

Tardigrades in quantum country?
Published on: February 01, 2022
Biology, including "molecular" biology, has traditionally been the closed field of comfort...

Portrait(s) de France(s) : Digital, what's at stake for society?
Published on: February 01, 2022
In the "metaverse", that fictional virtual universe that Mark Zuckerberg seems so passionate about,...

Mnemons: memory through prion proteins
Published on: January 27, 2022
In the same way that we are able to memorize information, organisms...

In Africa, more sequencing is needed to better monitor variants
Published on: January 05, 2022
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant, first identified in South Africa and...

"Chemsex": behind the scenes of the dangerous alliance between sex and amphetamines
Published on: January 03, 2022
The phenomenon appeared in the United States and some major European cities at the beginning of...

How synthetic amphetamines made their mark
Published on: January 03, 2022
In an interview published on April 18, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron...

Omicron, Delta, Alpha... Understanding the ball of variants
Published on: December 13, 2021
Discovered on November 25 and declared "of concern" by the WHO the following day, the...

"If the epidemic continues at this rate, stronger measures will be needed to avoid hospital tensions."
Published on: November 29, 2021
While the Omicron variant and its multiple mutations are the focus of much attention,...

How are new frog species formed?
Published on: November 22, 2021
How do similar animals evolve to form different species that have become...

The origins of oyster color: the emotional journey of a doctoral student
Published on: November 05, 2021
The festive season is (almost) upon us, a special occasion to celebrate and...

Archaeological seeds shed light on Champagne's winegrowing history
Published on: September 27, 2021
The Champagne region is synonymous with... champagne. Symbol of, and synonymous with, celebration and luxury,...