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A new discovery! How our memories stabilise while we sleep

While we sleep, the hippocampus reactivates itself spontaneously by generating activity similar to that while we are awake. It sends information to the cortex, which reacts in turn. This…
http://www.cnrs.fr/en/new-discovery-how-our-memories-stabilise-while-we-sleep

Having an elder brother is associated with slower language development

http://www.cnrs.fr/en/having-elder-brother-associated-slower-language-developme…
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Newfound phalanx fragment shows Denisovans closer to modern humans than Neanderthals

http://www.cnrs.fr/en/newfound-phalanx-fragment-shows-denisovans-closer-modern-…

Even scientists have gender stereotypes … which can hamper the career of women researchers

Women remain underrepresented in scientific research: at the CNRS, across all disciplines, the average percentage of female researchers is 35%. And the higher the scientific research…
http://www.cnrs.fr/en/even-scientists-have-gender-stereotypes-which-can-hamper-…
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Even intestines are sexually distinct

http://www.cnrs.fr/en/even-intestines-are-sexually-distinct
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Exploiting green tides thanks to a marine bacterium

http://www.cnrs.fr/en/exploiting-green-tides-thanks-marine-bacterium

Neurosciences unlock the secret of the first abstract engravings

http://www.cnrs.fr/en/neurosciences-unlock-secret-first-abstract-engravings

10 rivers will be studied by the Tara Ocean Foundation to understand the origins on land of plastic pollution in the oceans

A new chapter of research about plastic at sea aboard Tara During several expeditions since 2010, the schooner collected microplastics (from 0.2 to < 5mm in diameter) in her nets. The…
http://www.cnrs.fr/en/10-rivers-will-be-studied-tara-ocean-foundation-understan…