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Report: Climate geoengineering: a call for caution and rigorous supervision
02.10.2025
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Press release | Eighteen new members of the Academy of Sciences for 2026

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07.01.2026
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The Académie des Sciences is delighted to welcome eighteen new members from 2026, exceptional scientists and leading figures in their respective disciplines.

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Members of the French Academy of sciences awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honor

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06.01.2026
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Odile Eisenstein's anecdotes

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24.10.2025
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The French Academy of sciences encourages, supports and protects the spirit of scientific research. It contributes to the progress of science and its applications, to the dissemination of science in France and abroad, and leads reflection on current and future political, ethical and societal issues.
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The Academy's scientific journals are freely accessible to all. Among them, Vie des sciences is aimed more specifically at the general public, and strives to encourage dialogue between disciplines, as well as between science and any interested reader.

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Report: Climate geoengineering: a call for caution and rigorous supervision
02.10.2025
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Report 2024 from the Committee for the Defense of Scientists (CODHOS)
11.09.2025
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"Evaluation of teachers-researchers, researchers, their teams and their scientific projects in the context of open science".
26.03.2025
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"PFAS pollution: state of knowledge and social issues".
25.03.2025
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Our committees are forums for reflection and proposals dedicated to tackling cutting-edge, topical scientific issues.

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Evaluation and Open Science Committee (CoÉSO) Committee for Science Education Energy Foresight Committee Environmental Sciences Committee Science and Biosafety Committee Science and Metrology Committee Ethics Committee History of Science and Epistemology Committee d'Alembert Committee Sealed Fold Committee Developing Countries Committee (COPED) CORI - International Relations Committee CODHOS - Committee for the Defence of Scientists of the French Academy of Sciences
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