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"If we don't change, it will happen again".
Published on: January 07, 2021
"Totally predictable". This is how Serge Morand* characterizes the...
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# La Science s'aMuse: From the psychology of barrier gestures to quarantine insects
Published on: January 06, 2021
Welcome to La science s'aMuse, the science show co-produced by the UM and...
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Bats under the radar
Published on: January 04, 2021
Better knowledge of coronaviruses present in bats for better prevention, anticipation...
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In the coronavirus family, I ask...
Published on: December 28, 2020
How do we know that SARS-CoV-2 is descended from the same coronavirus "ancestor" as...
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What the Le Teil earthquake teaches us about seismic risk in mainland France
Published on: December 17, 2020
One year ago, on November 11, 2019 at 11:52 a.m., the Montélimar region was strongly shaken by...
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Precious wastewater
Published on: December 17, 2020
Tracking the Covid-19 epidemic through... wastewater. An invaluable indicator of...
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When marine biology joins forces with robots
Published on: December 16, 2020
To study the marine fauna of the Indian Ocean, the BUBOT project uses big data to...
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Spike, the spy in the service of screening
Published on: December 15, 2020
And what if the solution to the ever-growing queues at the...
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Top models
Published on: December 11, 2020
Understanding how an epidemic develops to help control it - that's the contribution...
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The sea to drink
Published on: December 08, 2020
Blue gold is becoming increasingly scarce, and to meet our water needs, we have to look...
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"This Unesco Centre will enable us to take a step forward".
Published on: November 17, 2020
On October 15, the University of Montpellier, the French Ministry of Higher Education,...
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Trapping the Asian hornet inspired by nature
Published on: November 16, 2020
By studying how carnivorous plants attract the Asian hornet, the project team...
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Species hopping: when an animal virus leads to the emergence of a human disease
Published on: November 05, 2020
As we all know at the moment, the world's population is being shaken by a new virus...
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Understanding the mechanisms of adaptation to climate change: a real challenge
Published on: November 05, 2020
Growing urbanization, intensive agriculture, overexploitation of resources, introduction of...
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# La Science s'aMuse: From Egyptian tombs to the litholamellage workshop
Published on: October 15, 2020
Welcome to La science s'aMuse, the science show co-produced by the UM and...
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Sciences en bulles" comic strip: beware of the gorilla's memory
Published on: October 08, 2020
This extract from the "Sciences en bulles" comic strip is published as part of the Fête de la science...