- 2018-2022 expected to be abnormally hot years. Using a new method, a study shows that at the global level, 2018–2022 may be an even hotter period than expected based on current global warming. http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/3148.htm 46 comments science
- Honeybees can conceive and interpret zero, proving for the first time ever that insects are capable of mathematical abstraction. This demonstrates an understanding that parallels animals such as the African grey parrot, nonhuman primates, and even preschool children. http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/3127.htm 358 comments science
- Chemical analysis confirms that iron tools used during the Bronze Age were forged from meteorites. http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/3039.htm 619 comments space
- Risk of rapid North Atlantic cooling in 21st century, consistent with a collapse of the local deep-ocean convection, greater than previously estimated. Such an event occurs in 45.5% of the 11 models best able to simulate the observed subpolar North Atlantic stratification. http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2881.htm 4 comments science
- Researchers develop first ever single-molecule LED: The ultimate challenge in the race to miniaturize light emitting diodes (LED) has now been met - a team has developed the first ever single-molecule LED http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2339.htm 10 comments science
- A breakthrough in the mathematical understanding of Einstein's equations http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2643.htm 3 comments math
- A breakthrough in the mathematical understanding of Einstein's equations http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2643.htm 10 comments science
- Scientists have identified a cerebral marker specific to autism that can be detected by MRI and is present from the age of two years. The abnormality is a less deepky folded Broca's area, a region of the brain specialized in language and communication. http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2677.htm 19 comments science
- [.pdf] New algorithm shakes up cryptography: Researchers have solved one aspect of the discrete logarithm problem. This is considered to be one of the 'holy grails' of algorithmic number theory, on which the security of many cryptographic systems used today is based. http://www2.cnrs.fr/sites/en/fichier/cp_logarithme_discret_version_finale_en.pdf 21 comments science
- Researchers develop first ever single-molecule LED: The ultimate challenge in the race to miniaturize light emitting diodes (LED) has now been met - a team has developed the first ever single-molecule LED http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2339.htm 375 comments science
- How fiber prevents diabetes and obesity: Scientists have succeeded in elucidating the mechanism behind how a fiber-rich diet protects against obesity and diabetes, and it involves the intestinal flora and the ability of the intestine to produce glucose between meals http://www2.cnrs.fr/sites/en/fichier/trans_cp_fibresdiabeteobesite_090114_vf_2.pdf 39 comments science
- Brain shape affects children's learning capacities: The anatomy of the brain affects cognitive control, an essential skill for learning and academic success, joint research by MIT and CNRS says http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2307.htm 3 comments science
- Enlisting the AIDS virus to fight cancer. At the IBMC in Strasbourg, the researchers of the CNRS Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN laboratory had the idea of using this multiplication strategy to rechannel the effects of the virus for therapeutic purposes, in particular the treatment of cancer. http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2093.htm 4 comments science
- First-ever model simulation of the structuring of the observable universe has been completed; it went from the Big Bang to the present day by following the evolution of 550 billion particles http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2013.htm 5 comments science
- Why a spider suspended by a thread does not rotate http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/476.htm 4 comments science
- Why a spider hanging from a thread does not rotate http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/476.htm 10 comments reddit.com