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Head of editorial content @cnrs.fr, Europe's largest research agency. We're already doing science on Mars. Paris-based Canadian. @ualberta.bsky.social grad. Tweets=own

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Saman Musacchio🇨🇦🇫🇷 @musacchios.bsky.social · Feb 12
BREAKING ➡️ The KM3NeT collaboration, involving the @cnrs.fr and international partners, has detected a neutrino with an energy of 220 PeV.

30 times higher than any previously observed.

Press release: www.cnrs.fr/en/press/fir...
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The 2025 CNRS Gold Medal, France’s highest scientific distinction, goes to world-renowned researcher Stéphane Mallat for is incredible contributions to the fields of mathematics and computer science.

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Stéphane Mallat, a pioneer bridging mathematics and computer science
By combining theoretical abstraction with practical impact, Stéphane Mallat has left a lasting mark on mathematics and computer science. From the JPEG 2000 image compression standard to the mathematic...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ We take a closer look at the European Research Area, launched in Lisbon in 2000 to build a unified research space with free movement of knowledge and talent. 
https://www.cnrs.fr/en/update/european-research-area-intelligence-circulates-so-science-can-advance
The European Research Area – intelligence circulates so science can advance
The European Research Area is both structuring, invisible and shaping the circulation of ideas and talent, with the CNRS playing a key role.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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A distinguished CNRS quantum physicist specialised in quantum boxes, Pascale Senellart developed photons suitable for quantum computing and is hard at work seeking to increase the capacity of the quantum computer she developed in 2022 | CNRS #CNRSnews https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/solace-of-quantum
Solace of quantum
A recognised physicist for her work on quantum boxes, Pascale Senellart conducts her research at the joint research laboratory between the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the start-up that she co-founded. Her sights are set on photon-based quantum technologies.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Researchers have shown that dogs had a place in the first agricultural societies of Central and South America more than 5,000 years ago. But European settlers changed everything | CNRS https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-tribulations-of-the-chihuahua-in-america
The tribulations of the chihuahua in America
Researchers have shown that dogs had a place in the first agricultural societies of Central and South America more than 5,000 years ago. But the arrival of European settlers brought about a drastic change. The only native American dogs remaining today are… Chihuahuas!
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July 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ We just launched a practical communication guide to empower researchers for public engagement. Over 200 researchers contributed case studies, a series of video tutorials will launch this summer

https://www.cnrs.fr/en/update/guide-help-cnrs-scientists-express-themselves-public
A guide to help CNRS scientists express themselves in public
The CNRS has produced a guide to public speaking to help scientists who wish to do so.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ A national survey carried out by the CNRS on the Make.org platform reveals the priorities of French people on issues of science. Over 620,000 votes were cast with 3200 proposals put forward.
https://www.cnrs.fr/en/update/national-survey-french-peoples-interest-science
A national survey of French people's interest in science
The national consultation carried out by the CNRS on the Make.org platform reveals the priorities of the French people.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Beneath the Atlantic, thousands of Cold War-era radioactive barrels lie scattered across the seafloor. Now, using deep-sea sonar and robotic exploration, scientists are uncovering their silent, toxic legacy | CNRS | #cnrsnews
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/tracking-radioactive-barrels-in-the-atlantic
Tracking radioactive barrels in the Atlantic
Between the 1950s and 1990s, some 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped by European nations into the North East Atlantic. After several years of preparation, a scientific mission set sail on 15 June to assess the condition of the barrels today and their effects on surrounding ecosystems.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Can a digital tool capture the nuance of a language that lives in motion and space? What if sign languages could be documented, searched, and explored as richly as spoken ones? A new platform is making that possible | CNRS
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-full-richness-of-sign-languages-at-a-click
The full richness of sign languages at a click
Sign languages are languages like any other. A new platform called Sign-Hub documents their diversity around the world and shows the importance of learning them at an early age, as with any oral language.
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June 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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The Musée de la Musique in Paris is offering a new display of its 9,000 music instruments from around the world that highlights the connections between different cultures via @cnrs https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/a-new-showcase-for-the-worlds-music-makers
A new showcase for the world's music
On 14 May, 2025, the Musée de la Musique in Paris unveiled a completely new presentation of the 9,000 items in its collections, highlighting the connections among the musical traditions of different cultures. After all, from the violin to the piano to the oud, no instrument has ever evolved in a vacuum.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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500 million years ago, freshwater plants colonised dry land through a symbiotic association with fungi in the soil. This created environments that let vertebrate animals to emerge from the water via @cnrs https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/how-plants-conquered-the-land-and-changed-the-face-of-the-earth
How plants conquered the land – and changed the face of the Earth
Half a billion years ago, plants, until then exclusively aquatic, set out to colonise the land. This transition transformed the Earth and its atmosphere, paving the way for terrestrial vertebrates. Researchers have been hard at work piecing together the scenario of this revolution.
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June 16, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Mathematical objects, initially designed for teaching, have inspired artists for decades. A cross between scientific models and works of art, some are on display at the Institut Poincaré (IHP via @cnrs https://news.cnrs.fr/slideshows/mathematical-models-combine-art-and-science
Mathematical models combine art and science
Since 1928, the Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris has been home to more than 600 mathematical models. Designed in the late 19th century for teaching purposes, they also inspired the Surrealists. Now digitised, the collection, one of the world’s largest, is partly on exhibit at the Institute’s Maison Poincaré museum.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Radioactivity impacts pollinating insects’ cognitive abilities, say researchers studying the behaviour of honeybees and hornets in Japan’s contaminated area of Fukushima, with negative effects on the entire ecosystem via @cnrs https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/fukushima-insects-tested-for-cognition
Fukushima insects tested for cognition
In the contaminated area around Fukushima, Japan, scientists are studying the impact of radioactivity on the cognitive abilities of pollinating insects such as honeybees and giant hornets.
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June 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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For the first time, researchers have mapped the distribution of mitochondria in the brain. These little known bacteria supply our cells with the energy they need to function, and are involved in mitochondrial diseases via @CNRS https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/a-map-of-energy-in-the-brain
A map of energy in the brain
The first mapping of mitochondria in the brain has just been revealed. This is yet another step towards understanding these structures which supply their energy to brain cells and are involved in a variety of illnesses, including mitochondrial diseases whose diagnosis has been possible for the past ten years or so.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Researchers have long battled two fronts: antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antifungal-resistant fungi. Scientists have uncovered a connection—both use the same cellular machinery to survive. | CNRS
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/antifungals-and-antibiotics-have-identical-resistance-mechanisms
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 in human and animal health.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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From ancient dreams of immortality to modern fantasies of uploading the self, the idea of digitizing the mind has long fascinated us. Researchers are probing whether our thoughts, memories, and selves can one day exist beyond biology. | CNRS
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/downloading-the-human-mind
Downloading the human mind
In "Mickey 17", the latest film by the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, the main character is recruited as an “Expendable” as part of a mission to colonise an exoplanet. Each time he dies, his memories are reloaded into a new body. Can this technique actually become a reality?
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June 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Archaeological sites across the globe are under growing threat from climate change. Rising sea levels, thawing permafrost, and violent storms are accelerating damage to cultural heritage. | CNRS
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/climate-change-puts-archaeological-sites-at-threat
Climate change puts archaeological sites at threat
Prehistoric sites across France, such as the famous Chauvet Cave or L’Ile d’Yeu, are being closely monitored so as to understand how they are being endangered by climate change, and avoid the disappearance of rock paintings.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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Why do roses smell like roses—and why do some no longer smell at all? What hidden genes control one of nature’s most iconic fragrances? Scientists have finally uncovered the molecular switch behind the rose’s signature scent. | CNRS
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The secret behind the scent of roses
Why does a rose smell like a rose? Scientists have analysed the chemical composition of floral odours, whose volatile compounds serve not only to attract but also to repel.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ Research labs are cutting down on plastic waste, with the CNRS championing sustainable practices like reusing lab materials, reducing single-use plastics, and greening procurement.
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Reducing plastic in research – laboratories are leading the way
With the environmental and health consequences of plastic use currently being better assessed and studied, a number of research laboratorie
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May 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ A unique research initiative started after the 2015 attacks bridges social science research with public policy to combat radicalisation. By fostering collaboration between researchers and government, it informs strategies to prevent extremism.

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Turning expertise into action - the strong point of the social sciences
Public action has many links with knowledge provided by the humanities and social sciences.
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May 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ From climate change to digital sovereignty, the CNRS is mobilizing science around six key challenges to address 21st-century societal needs. This roadmap puts interdisciplinary research at the heart of public impact.
Six interdisciplinary challenges – basic research serving society
The CNRS has launched six new interdisciplinary challenges to structure research communities to work on key questions, at a time of strateg
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May 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Carnets de science, la revue semestrielle lancée par. le @CNRS et CNRSeditions, revient avec un dossier central consacré à l’océan.

Disponible en librairie, en Relay ou par abonnement:
carnetsdescience-larevue.fr

#CNRSocean #OOSC #UNOC3 #CarnetsDeScience #CNRS ‪@cnrseditions.bsky.social‬
May 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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News from CNRS ➡️ The CNRS and other European science institutions issue a wake-up call for massive R&D investment. An open letter urges the EU to boost research funding to €220 billion (2028–2034) to reclaim global competitiveness.
Europe: an open letter calling for massive support for research and innovation
In an open letter published on March 12, Europe's leading science institutions, including the CNRS, join forces to call for a strong framework program for res
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March 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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News from the CNRS ➡️ A new study reveals that combining insect repellent with sunscreen reduces UV protection. Researchers used advanced AI and skin biopsies to analyze the effects, raising concerns about commonly mixed skincare products.
The combined use of insect repellent and sunscreen reportedly reduces UV protection
Conducted by CNRS researchers1 , an unprecedented study on the combined use of sunscreen and an insect repellent that is among the best selling in France during summer concludes that UV
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March 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Intense solar activity is ramping up, with flares triggering stunning auroras and potential disruptions to satellites, power grids, and communications. Scientists are advancing space weather research to better predict and mitigate solar storms' impact.
Solar storms ahead
Over the past few months, our planet has been ìmpacted by intense solar flare activity on the Sun. This phenomenon, which caused the polar auroras that recently lit up European skies, could also…
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March 20, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Remnants of stars known as white dwarfs cause massive, extremely bright explosions called novae, a phenomenon that explains the temporary appearance of stars, and could be the source of the excess lithium in the Universe #CNRSnews
Those stars that come and go
White dwarfs are the extremely dense, compact remnants of stars that have ended their lives, and are at the origin of tremendous explosions known as novae. This phenomenon (not to be confused with…
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March 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM