Science En Questions - Vietnam drowns in plastic!
We're flying to Vietnam to take a look at a scourge affecting the country: plastic pollution of waterways... Where does this waste come from and how are researchers tackling it?
Best wishes for 2024!
A giant wave breaks on the Californian coast - Anne Petrenko interviewed
Along this Californian beach, he had no reason to worry. But suddenly, around twenty people and several vehicles were swept away by the wave. Hotels were flooded [...].
Congratulations to Lucille BARRÉ (OPLC) who defended her thesis on Friday 22 December.
On the following topic: "Impacts of environmental variability on the functional biodiversity of mixotrophic plankton and the carbonate system. Consequences on carbon flows in the Bay of Marseille. [...]
Preserving an ecosystem specific to the Mediterranean
Bleu Tomate Média - The Grand Débat is an opportunity for marine professionals, individuals and scientists to exchange views. Together, they must find ways of coordinating the uses of maritime space. Sandrine Ruitton, [...]
Hydrothermal mercury: the natural history of a contaminant
An international team of researchers, coordinated by the CNRS, has produced the world's first estimate of hydrothermal mercury (Hg) emissions from mid-ocean ridges. The Minamata Convention [...]
Seminar: Mesoscale eddies in the tropical Atlantic Ocean
We will be delighted to welcome Isabelle Dadou (Professor), Micael Aguedjou (postdoc) and Camille Cardot (doctoral student) from the MIO to the Salle Egée on Thursday 21 December 2023 at 3pm.
The MIO co-organised the 1st regional workshop "Environmental Systems in South-East Asia" and the kick-off meeting of the IRN SOOT-SEA phase 2, in Hanoi, from 5 to 8 December 2023.
The first regional workshop on 'Environmental systems in Southeast Asia', organised at USTH-VAST by the LMI (mixed international laboratory) LOTUS and the IRN (international research network) SOOT-SEA, in collaboration with their partners [...].
CNRS CEO Antoine Petit visits the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH): exchanges and discussions with MIO researchers
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of cooperation between the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Professor Antoine [...].
Congratulations to Pamela Fierro Gonzales (EMBIO) who defended her thesis on Friday 15 December 2023.
Thesis title: "Structure and functioning of zooplankton communities in the Mediterranean Sea and Tunisian coasts: Contributions of two oceanographic campaigns in spring-summer 2019" Thesis supervisors: François Carlotti and [...]