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First signs of a vital bacterial effect on carbonate oxygen isotopes

09 February 2017

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First signs of a vital bacterial effect on carbonate oxygen isotopes

A multidisciplinary approach led by two teams at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris has demonstrated that a bacterium present in the soil indu...

What the first nuclear explosion tells us about the Moon's formation

08 February 2017

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What the first nuclear explosion tells us about the Moon's formation

During the first nuclear explosion on July 16, 1945, at the Trinity test site in New Mexico, USA (the "test" that later led to the atomic explosions a...

Ecuador subduction

09 January 2017

Research

Ecuador subduction " supercyclic " behavior highlighted after the Pedernales earthquake of April 16th, 2016

The Pedernales earthquake (magnitude 7.8) violently struck Ecuador's central coast on April 16, 2016, causing nearly 700 casualties and more than 16,0...

IPGP post-seismic interventions in Italy following the Amatrice and Norcia earthquakes

06 December 2016

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IPGP post-seismic interventions in Italy following the Amatrice and Norcia earthquakes

On October 30th, 2016, central Italy was shaken by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in the Norcia region, a few kilometers north of the epicenter of the mag...

Detection of a gravity signal before the arrival of seismic waves

24 November 2016

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Detection of a gravity signal before the arrival of seismic waves

The Earth's gravitational field is not uniform over the surface of the globe, but depends on the masses (thickness and density in particular) of the v...

Archaean microfossils lived in oceans at over 40°C

20 November 2016

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Archaean microfossils lived in oceans at over 40°C

A wealth of evidence suggests that life on Earth first appeared over 3 billion years ago. However, reconstructing the conditions on the earth's surfac...

Most of the platinum in the Earth's mantle was brought by meteorites after the formation of the core

14 November 2016

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Most of the platinum in the Earth's mantle was brought by meteorites after the formation of the core

By analyzing, for the first time, the natural isotopic composition of platinum in meteorites as well as in ancient (over 3.85 billion years old) and m...

Daniel R. Neuville becomes President of the European Society of Glass Science and Technology (ESGT)

07 September 2016

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Daniel R. Neuville becomes President of the European Society of Glass Science and Technology (ESGT)

Understanding the formation of Mars' satellites

04 July 2016

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Understanding the formation of Mars' satellites

Sébastien Charnoz, Professor at Paris Diderot University and researcher at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, and an international team publi...

What if chondrules were formed during collisions between planetesimals?

01 July 2016

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What if chondrules were formed during collisions between planetesimals?

The origin of chondrules, one of the major constituents of primitive meteorites, remains hotly debated to this day. The discovery of magnetites of mag...

A unique iron isotope anomaly to identify fossil magnetotactic bacteria

06 May 2016

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A unique iron isotope anomaly to identify fossil magnetotactic bacteria

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

13 April 2016

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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...