News

12 February 2026

Press, Research

Millennial seismic supercycles revealed in the Ryukyu subduction zone using fossil corals

An international study led by researchers from the institut de physique du globe de Paris shows that the Ryukyu subduction zone, southwest of Japan, h...

10 February 2026

Observatories, Research

A remarkable magnetic event observed all around the Earth

On the evening of 19/01/2026 a rapid variation of the magnetic field, synchronous on a large part of our planet, has been detected by an automatic sys...

23 January 2026

Research

🌋 Piton de la Fournaise: an eruption underway on the northern flank of the volcano

Comprendre les premières heures deUnderstanding the first hours of the eruption on 18 January 2026Thanks to one of the densest networks of monitoring ...

14 January 2026

Research

Beneath Antarctica: the deep-time story behind Earth's largest "gravity low"

Why is gravity slightly weaker above Antarctica than anywhere else on Earth? And how did this remarkable anomaly emerge – and then steadily intensify ...

23 December 2025

Research

SOUFRIÈRE50 International Conference – First Circular

Fifty years after the eruption of 1976–1977, La Soufrière remains a benchmark volcano for research, monitoring and collective reflection on volcanic r...

19 December 2025

Research

“Jerk”, a promising new method for early warning of volcanic eruptions

Forecasting volcanic eruptions in time to alert authorities and populations remains a major global challenge. In a study published in Nature Communica...

05 December 2025

Research

CNES and IPGP to supply SPSS instrument as France’s contribution
 to U.S. Artemis IV mission

The French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) and the Institut de physique du globe de Paris – Université Paris Cité are proud to ...

27 November 2025

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Research

Kristel Chanard receives the 2025 Irène Joliot-Curie Prize in the “Young Female Scientist” category.

Awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Space, the Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Technologies, this prize has been recogn...

27 November 2025

Awards and Distinctions, Research

International honours for Daniel Neuville in the field of glass science

Daniel Neuville, CNRS research director at IPGP, was awarded the Morey Prize in 2025 and was elected chair of the technical committees of the Internat...

26 November 2025

Research

Medieval tsunami revealed by giant coral blocks in the Caribbean

New scientific research has just shed light on a geological event that is as spectacular as it is forgotten: a tsunami of exceptional magnitude that i...

14 November 2025

Research

New insights into the history of Earth's atmosphere through neon and xenon isotopes.

A study reveals how mantle degassing and gas leakage into space have shaped the composition of the atmosphere over time.

06 November 2025

Research

Frédéric Girault appointed member of the Institut universitaire de France

The Institut universitaire de France (IUF) aims to promote high-level research in universities and foster interdisciplinarity. Frédéric Girault, an as...