Earth System Science Theme News

13 July 2018

Press, Research

Predominant role of purple bacteria in stromatolite formation in Lake Dziani Dzaha, Mayotte

Using a combination of micro-imaging and microbial ecology techniques, a multi-disciplinary team (1) has highlighted the predominant role played by ph...

15 May 2018

General public, Press, Research

The crustal structure and kinematics of the Central Andes revisited

Since the advent of plate tectonics, a distinction has been made between mountain ranges formed by the collision of continental blocks, the typical ex...

14 December 2017

Awards and Distinctions, Press

Make Our Planet Great Again: Louis Derry at the IPGP!

On December 11th 2017, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, revealed the names of the first 18 winners of the "Make our planet great again"...

20 October 2017

General public, Press, Research

Mineral CO2 storage in basalts: when deep underground bacteria get involved

At a time when alternative geo-engineering solutions are multiplying to offset the excessive emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a resu...

24 August 2017

Press, Research

A new autonomous sensor to continuously measure the humidity and conductivity of a porous medium

In a paper published on May 11th, 2017 in the scientific journal Sensors, a team of researchers from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris presen...

13 April 2016

Press, Research

A better understanding of climate and the workings of major subduction faults thanks to corals

Coral microatolls are massive corals living in the intertidal zone (area within the tidal range). Already studied in the Pacific and Indian oceans, t...