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Fenêtres ouvertes sur l'Univers

By discovering Jupiter’s moons—invisible to the naked eye—Galileo and his telescope opened one first window onto our solar system 400 years ago. Today, a multitude of astronomical observatories enable teams from the CNRS and its partners to contemplate the entire universe and unravel its mysteries.  Here are a few of these instruments turned toward the sky.

Exhibition "The world is their lab"

This exhibition, organised by the CNRS in partnership with the RATP, will be on display from 9 June to 31 August 2026 at the Montparnasse-Bienvenüe metro station in Paris.

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Quand l'IA redonne vie aux archives

Grâce à l'intelligence artificielle, les archives de l'entre-deux-guerres livrent un nouveau regard sur Paris. L'exposition "Les Gens de Paris 1926-1936", au musée Carnavalet, s'appuie sur l'analyse de neuf millions de lignes de recensement pour retracer le portrait social et démographique des habitants de la capitale. Ces données, patiemment rassemblées et décodées par l'historienne Sandra Brée et son équipes de recherche, révèlent une ville jeune, mobile et profondément diverse…

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Sea ice in the laboratory: understanding ice fracturing

A sea ice model allows researchers to observe in the laboratory how waves cause fracturing in the marginal areas of ice. Cameras, lasers, and wave generators help analyze the increasing fragility of sea ice in the face of seasonal melting.

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À São Paulo, la vie sociale d'une favela

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The ocean, so strong and yet so fragile

A CNRS exhibition that reminds us just how much the ocean needs all the sciences. This immense unknown, fragile and threatened, is damaged by our activities, both at sea and on land. Mysterious and tumultuous, it feeds us, makes us breathe and regulates our climate.

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