[LUM#9] Chimpanzee under the influence
Published on: March 19, 2019
What is it that drives the chimpanzee into the clutches of its only predator, the...
Does stimulating the brain to improve performance really work?
Published on: March 14, 2019
Fatigue, in the common sense, is a feeling of physical or cognitive weakening, and is...
Ming clams, glass sponges, when life crosses the millennia
Published on: March 14, 2019
Climb aboard a time machine to catch a glimpse of a prehistoric mammoth or...
[LUM#9] Maupiti, a model lagoon
Published on: March 12, 2019
Understanding the dynamics of the lagoon and reef is the objective of researchers at the...
[LUM#9] When pain lasts
Published on: 06 March 2019
Scientists at the Montpellier Neuroscience Institute have uncovered the mechanisms...
OSU OREME: understanding the sea at the Marine Station
Published on: December 22, 2018
Protecting the environment: a challenge for the 21st century at the heart of I-SITE. At the UM,...
[LUM#8] Too close to human
Published on: November 27, 2018
Setting up marine reserves far from human activity? A measure that may seem...
[LUM#8] Nature in crisis
Published on: November 13, 2018
25 years ago, researchers were expressing concern that "mankind is pushing the...
[LUM#8] The hidden life of our genes
Published on: 06 November 2018
While genetics is the study of genes, epigenetics is the study of...
[LUM#8] Research apartment
Published on: October 30, 2018
What will the apartment of tomorrow look like? For three years, a team of researchers will...
[LUM#8] Towards a greener chemistry
Published on: October 23, 2018
By revisiting the age-old technique of the mortar and pestle, researchers at the Institut des...
The impact of balls and drops: the same battle
Published on: september 28, 2018
The impact of a drop on a surface has always fascinated mankind: Leonardo da Vinci...
Nadège Nziza finalist in "Ma thèse en 180 secondes" (My thesis in 180 seconds)
Published on: June 14, 2018
Nadège Nziza, a Montpellier native by adoption, is a doctoral student at UM in physiopathology....
The secrets of tardigrades, the cosmic Pokémon
Published on: 08 June 2018
They're clawed and mythologically beautiful. Tardigrades, microscopic invertebrates with...
The effectiveness of marine reserves compromised by human proximity
Published on: 08 June 2018
The ecological benefits of marine reserves located close to man are...
Ticks and their bacteria: a criminal syndicate
Published on: 06 June 2018
Ticks get a bad press, and this reputation is often justified. These animals...