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Zika's viral odyssey finally revealed
Published on: October 17, 2019
The Institut de Research en Infectiologie de Montpellier (CNRS/UM) has demonstrated the...
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The digital divide must not be considered on an individual scale, but on a collective one.
Published on: October 14, 2019
What if, instead of thinking of the "digital divide" in terms of individuals, with access or...
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Seas of exile: the last refuges of large marine predators
Published on: September 13, 2019
To escape the pressure of human activity, large marine predators have no choice but to...
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The University of Montpellier wins an award in Orlando, Florida with Atome Hôtel!
Published on: May 09, 2019
With the webdocumentary Atom Hotel and the atomic tour set up over the school year...
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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...
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Raphaël, 8: "What are chromosomes for?"
Published on: January 17, 2019
Our body is made up of a collection of cells. Inside each of them is a small "...
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Toads, fish and nematode worms: the space station's strange menagerie
Published on: January 11, 2019
We call them "model organisms": flies, mice, zebrafish, frogs or...
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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...
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Did the Romans hunt whales in the Mediterranean?
Published on: July 11, 2018
Commercial whaling, hitherto thought to have begun with the...
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Geologists, students, high-school pupils... All together in Iceland!
Published on: june 21, 2018
Students from the "Earth Dynamics and Natural Hazards" master's program and the...
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Science invites itself into the world of soccer
Published on: june 20, 2018
Soccer is a game of movement: soccer players generally cover 8 to 12 km...
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The secrets of tardigrades, those cosmic Pokémons
Published on: 08 June 2018
They're clawed and mythologically beautiful. Tardigrades, microscopic invertebrates with...
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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...
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Chronic pain: why it persists even when the cause has disappeared
Published on: April 18, 2018
Certain types of pain, caused by an accident, a fall or surgery,...
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UM student nanosatellite in orbit
Published on: june 19, 2017
ROBUSTA 1B, the second nanosatellite to be launched by the University of Montpellier,...
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Mada at heart
Published on: May 30, 2017
They are 6 nature and ecology enthusiasts. The project of these UM students:...