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First-ever X-ray polarization has been detected in a cataclysmic variable. Using NASA’s IXPE telescope, an international team has confirmed the geometry of the accretion column where matter crashes onto the white dwarf at millions of km/h. @technologyreview.com
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First detection of X-ray polarisation from a cataclysmic variable
A world first that allows the scientific community to move from theoretical scenarios to solid observational evidence.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Virtual brains, simulated LSD and psilocybin, and a “virtual clinical trial” for disorders of consciousness. New work from tthe Coma Science Group shows that computational models offer a way to test treatments in silico.
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A virtual clinical trial of psychedelics to treat patients with disorders of consciousness
Researchers from the Coma Science Group used in silico models to assess whether administering LSD and psilocybin could lead to increased brain activity in these patients.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Can we really trust artificial intelligence to illustrate our ideas? Scientists have examined the capabilities of #Midjourney and #DALL·E - two Generative Artificial Intelligence (#GAI) software programs - to produce images from simple sentences.
www.fsa.uliege.be/cms/c_127862...
When AI draws our words
A new study proposes visual composition criteria for evaluating Midjourney and DALL·E, beyond mere computer scores.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A pleasant surprise on the climate front! The tropics ≠ a single ‘hotspot’. Landscape diversity matters! A mega-synthesis shows that tropical lakes and rivers emit far less GHG than expected : from -29% to -72% vs. previous estimates. @nature.com
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In the tropics, rivers and lakes emit less GHGs than previously thought
With an extensive data compilation, a study from an international team has revised downwards the climate impact of lakes and rivers in the tropics.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Jane Goodall (1934–2025) profoundly changed how we see chimpanzees and primatology by revealing complex social behaviors. Awarded an honorary doctorate from ULiège in 2009, she honored us with a memorable lecture that same year.
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Jane Goodall: discoveries, commitments, transmissions
An honorary doctorate recipient from the University of Liège, Jane Goodall taught us to view primates as individuals, each with their own stories and cultures.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Dive into oceanography ... no wetsuit required! Explore STARESO virtually with VIOsEA, our new VR serious game. Developed by the SIG Lab as part of the Teaching with VR program, VIOsEA offers a unique way to experience the work of an oceanographer. #ULiège #STARESO
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A serious game that lets you dive into the heart of oceanography without getting wet
The VIOsEA project, developed as part of the Teaching with VR programme, invites us to discover the profession of oceanographer in the exceptional environment of STARESO.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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A distant quasar’s glow comes from the black hole’s corona, spotted thanks to a natural cosmic magnifying glass and ALMA telescope. Tiny region, big clue to how black holes heat their surroundings ! @eso.org @unileiden.bsky.social #ULiège
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Light on the corona of supermassive black holes
A groundbreaking result obtained thanks to gravitational lensing, which acted as a magnifying glass to correct the myopia of telescopes and enable a closer look at the area of interest.
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September 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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A giant puzzle solved 🦴 Researchers at have created equations to estimate the size of extinct marine reptiles... based on simple fossil fragments!
#paleo #ULiège #Science @royalsociety.org
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A tape measure to estimate the size of ancient marine predators
A new study develops equations to estimate the size of large marine predators from incomplete fossil skeletons.
www.eddylab.uliege.be
September 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Opening of the 2025 - 2026 Academic Year. Theme: “Critical Thinking, Boldness, Resistance” - Doctor honoris causa to be conferred on Yasmine Belkaid • Thomas Ostermeier • Alain Aspect, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at #ULiège.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Seagrass restoration isn’t just replanting leaves—it’s rebuilding an invisible microbiome. ULiège researchers show that transplantation method shapes root microbes and boosts plant survival.
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The role of the microbiome in the successful transplantation of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows
Research conducted by scientists at ULiège shows that the method used has a direct influence on plant survival.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Comprendre comment le droit façonne l’économie et comment nous pouvons reprendre part au débat. Un ouvrage issu de la thèse de Guillaume Grégoire.
www.cite.uliege.be/cms/c_127492...
Quand le droit façonne l’économie : ce que nous révèle la Constitution économique
Une étude menée par Guillaume Grégoire qui révèle une emprise croissante des juges sur les choix économiques, au détriment parfois du débat démocratique.
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September 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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An @erc.europa.eu grant for Lionel Clermont (#CSL) 👏 His project nGHOST will develop new methods to correct stray light in space instruments. Goal: sharper images and new discoveries.
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Lionel Clermont wins an ERC Starting Grant for his nGHOST project
His project aims to detect and correct stray light in space-based optical instruments using an innovative method based on "Time-of-Flight".
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September 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Justine Huart, awarded the Alvarenga de Piauhy Prize! Her research reveals how our gut microbiome may influence blood pressure. She found higher levels of gut-derived fatty acids in people with hypertension. 👏 #nephrology #chudeliège
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Justine Huart Awarded the Alvarenga de Piauhy Prize Medal of the Royal Academy of Medicine
This prize recognizes the excellence of her research on the influence of the gut microbiota on hypertension.
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September 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Congrats to Marine Banse for winning the Fishes Travel Award & Best Presentation Award for her research on fish bioacoustics! 🐟🔊👏
#Science #Evolution #Acoustics
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Picture of Marine Banse, PhD student at the University of Liège, Belgium
August 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY 🐈 A paleontological look at our favorite felines ! Did you know the very first known feline lived in France nearly 30 million years ago? Learn more 👇
Special thanks to @valentinfischer.bsky.social @narimanechatar.bsky.social and team !
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International Cat Day: Paleontology facts about our favorite felids
On August 8, researchers from ULiège share key insights into how our feline friends evolved before becoming the domestic cats we know today.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Clear-water ponds in Brussels emit more methane than murky ones not through diffusion, but via bubbling from the sediments.
These “methane bubbles” are invisible climate contributors in urban green spaces. @ulbruxelles.bsky.social @ulbrecherche.bsky.social @egu.eu
www.co2.uliege.be/cms/c_134981...
Bubbles in Brussels ponds: when clear waters warm the atmosphere
A study reveals that some Brussels ponds, although clear and apparently healthy, release more methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.
www.co2.uliege.be
August 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Congrats to Dr. Stéphanie Herkenne on winning one of the 2025 Audacious Medical Grant for her bold work reprogramming tumor EVs for cancer immunotherapy.
A powerful step toward next-gen treatments! 👏🧬🦠

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Stéphanie Herkenne wins an Audacious Medical grant for her research into cancer immunotherapy
A biochemist at GIGA, she has been awarded this grant by for her original and adacious research project in the field of tumour communication reprogramming.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Digging into the deep past! Archaeologists from ULiège, @univbordeaux.bsky.social, @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, @ucdavis.bsky.social and Univ.Toulouse JJ are excavating Trou Al’Wesse revealing rare traces of early Homo sapiens in NW Europe, over 40,000 years old!
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August 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Not all clownfish stay close to home! New study reveals that some species swim far from their host anemone and they’re surprisingly good at it. Researchers combined fieldwork, lab tests, and 3D scans. @oistedu.bsky.social
www.focus.uliege.be/cms/c_134958...
Clownfish: adaptive radiation beyond specialisation with sea anemones
An international study challenges the idea that specialisation with anemones explains the diversification of clownfish.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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New study challenges reforestation dogma: not all land is meant to be forest. A global vegetation map shows how fire & herbivores shape ecosystems and opens new paths for restoration. 🌳 @jfbastin.bsky.social @nature.com
www.gembloux.uliege.be/cms/c_134929...
Restoring nature beyond forests: a new map for rethinking ecological conservation
A study led by ULiège proposes an innovative mapping of the world's vegetation potential, taking into account fire and herbivores, to better guide ecosystem restoration.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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At #Expo2025 Osaka 🇯🇵 researchers from ULiège, @unifr.bsky.social and @uni.lu join forces to showcase how mathematics can bridge cultures. A beautiful cross-border collaboration for science outreach! 🇧🇪 🇱🇺 🇨🇭
www.mathematics.uliege.be/cms/c_134937...
July 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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The 3rd interstellar object ever detected - #3I/ATLAS -is flying through our solar system at 61 km/s! Its observation has led to unprecedented global scientific mobilization and several international publications within a few days. #interstellar #astronomy
👉 www.trappist.uliege.be/cms/c_500602...
July 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Il y a 4 ans, l’est de la Belgique était ravagé par des inondations historiques. Peut-on revivre cela? Pour Josip Brajkovic, le changement climatique rend ces épisodes extrêmes de plus en plus probables. Un article à lire dans @dailysciencebe.bsky.social 👇👇👇
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Inondations de juillet 2021 : le début d’une longue série ?
Des inondations comme celles du 14, 15 et 16 juillet 2021, sont-elles vraiment vouées à ne plus se reproduire de sitôt ? Rien n’est moins sûr, selon Josip Brajkovic, doctorant au département de géo…
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July 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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💬 Our new #model for #neardeathexperience has sparked reactions —as is often the case with this fascinating topic. A series of exchange letters will be published, here’s the first. Rather than considering #NDEs as "mere" #hallucinations, our model dignifies them as complex, #adaptiveresponse
Reply to ‘Limitations of neurocentric models for near-death experiences’ - Nature Reviews Neurology
Nature Reviews Neurology - Reply to ‘Limitations of neurocentric models for near-death experiences’
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July 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Marine CO₂ removal can harm ocean life by reducing oxygen levels, warns a new study led by @geomarkiel.bsky.social
What helps the climate isn't always good for the ocean.
#ClimateChange #mCDR @unesco.org

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June 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM