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Notre-Dame, a divine research site
In 2019, we watched in horror as Notre-Dame burned. A tragedy, but also an opportunity to examine in detail a building with many secrets.
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A virtual twin of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
The CNRS and the French Ministry of Culture implemented a vast scientific effort to support the restoration of Notre-Dame. One of the projects was…
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The CNRS's strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of its purchasing
The CNRS is implementing a series of purchasing measures as part of a drive to reduce the environmental footprint of this, the largest source of…
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Antifungals and antibiotics have identical resistance mechanisms
Mycoses resistant to antifungal drugs are on the increase. Not least because treatments against pathogenic fungi are used in agriculture as well as…
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Fish, our repentant ancestors
Fish regret having left the water 400 million years ago, CNRS scientists have revealed. A disastrous decision, the consequences of which fish deplore…
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The CNRS at Vivatech 2025: ask for the programme!
For its 6th participation in Vivatech from 11-14 June 2025, the CNRS demonstrates its capacity to mobilise around the major challenges of tomorrow…
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The Cour des comptes praises the CNRS’s “excellent management”
In late March 2025, following its financial and management audit of the CNRS, the Cour des comptes (French Court of Accounts) published a report…
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French cheese under threat
To mark #WorldCheeseDay, let’s sound the alarm! Cheeses and Camembert could disappear, but scientists seek a solution.
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A 300,000-year melting pot
At the Musée de l’Homme anthropology museum in Paris, an exhibition traces the movements of Homo sapiens across the long history of humanity. To…
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