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Joan Delort Ylla_VF
π Society π Planet

When it comes to urban climate adaptation, what is COP good for?

With Joan Delort Ylla, Research Engineer at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) , Fiona O’Brien, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On April 28th, 2026
5 min reading time
π Health and biotech π Planet

PFAS and “forever chemicals”: facts, myths, and uncertainties

With Pierre Labadie, CNRS Researcher in Environmental Chemistry at Université de Bordeaux

On April 28th, 2026
4 min reading time

PFAS are a family of molecules characterised by the presence of carbon chains and fluorine atoms in their chemical formula, which gives them strength and stability.

Claire Huber_VF
π Planet π Science and technology

How satellites are redefining earthquake science

With Claire Huber, Engineer and Project Manager in Remote Sensing and GIS (Geographic Information System) at SERTIT, Cécile Lasserre, CNRS Research Director at the LGLTPE laboratory

On January 6th, 2026
4 min reading time
π Energy π Planet

Is it time to think about critical resources for fusion energy?

With Jacques Treiner, Research Associate at Université Paris Cité and Chair of the Shift Project Expert Group, Gérard Bonhomme, Professor Emeritus at Université de Lorraine and Chair of the Energy & Environment Committee of the French Physics Society

On December 2nd, 2025
4 min reading time

Nuclear fusion’s dependence on scarce resources could hamper the deployment of reactors in the future.

π Planet

Compiling soundscapes to study global biodiversity

With Kevin Darras, INRAE Researcher in Forest Ecosystems (EFNO)

On November 25th, 2025
4 min reading time

The Worldwide Soundscapes project could enable global acoustic monitoring of environments.

π Space π Planet

Carbon footprint and space activities: an ambiguous common ground

With Jürgen Knödlseder, CNRS Research Director in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Loïs Miraux, Engineer and Researcher at Institut d’économie de l’énergie (CEA)

On November 12th, 2025
4 min reading time

Currently, greenhouse gas emissions from space activities are difficult to measure and mitigate.