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The domino effect in collective decisions of schools of fish
The study of mechanisms for coordinating the movement and propagation of information in schools of fish or flocks of birds, for example in the event of predator attacks, is essential to understanding the benefits of group living.
The CNRS-INSB Crystal Medal awarded to Gérard LATIL !
The CNRS crystal medal honours engineers, technicians and administrative staff. It rewards those who, through their creativity, technical mastery and sense of innovation, contribute alongside researchers to the advancement of knowledge and excellence in French research.
A connected flower to better understand bees and fight against their decline
Supported by the Dassault Systèmes Foundation, a new educational experiment called "Abeilles - Biodiversité" is being conducted at the Lycée Julliot de la Morandière in Granville (Normandy) in collaboration with a CNRS researcher to better understand the problem of the decline of bees.
Bees understand the concept of zero
Bees are able to represent themselves and interpret the zero. This has just been demonstrated by Aurore Avarguès-Weber, a researcher at the Centre de recherches sur la cognition animale (CNRS/Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier) and her Australian colleagues, proving for the first time that insects are capable of mathematical abstraction.