News

30 October 2024

Research

Abyssal serpentinites, evidence of the geochemical variety of the Earth's ocean floor

By comparing the geochemical record of different types of abyssal serpentinites, a French team has revealed major chemical disparities in the rocks th...

09 October 2024

Institute Life, Press

Release of the IPGP 2023 annual report

The 2023 edition of the IPGP Annual Report is now available! Find a snapshot of the Institute's activities over the past year, with a number of emble...

27 September 2024

Press, Research

Imminent launch of ESA's HERA mission

On 7 October 2024, from the Cape Canaveral launch pad, the European Space Agency's (ESA) HERA probe will take off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher, m...

23 September 2024

Awards and Distinctions

Gustavo Madeira wins the Wagner Sessin Award and the São Paulo State University Grand Thesis 2024

Gustavo Madeira, a postdoctoral fellow in the Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geophysics team at the IPGP, has been awarded for his work...

20 September 2024

Awards and Distinctions, Press

Frédéric Moynier elected AGU Fellow 2024

Each year, AGU bestows this honor to individuals recognized for their scientific eminence, demonstrated through breakthroughs, discoveries or innovati...

20 September 2024

Observatories, Press, Research

A breathtaking view on the bowels of a volcano

Scientists from the Institut Langevin and the IPGP have developed a highly innovative imaging method capable of probing the bowels of a volcano at unp...

19 September 2024

Press, Research

A huge landslide triggered by climate change rocked the Earth for 9 days

In September 2023, a massive landslide in Greenland generated a mysterious seismic signal that was detected worldwide for nine days. A volume of 25 mi...

18 September 2024

Institute Life, Press

The IPGP and the INGV Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Foster Scientific and Technical Collaboration

The Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP) and the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) are pleased to announce the signing of...

30 August 2024

Research

Antarctica is home to the largest dune field on our planet

At the heart of the southernmost and coldest continent on Earth lies an unexpected landscape. A team including researchers from the Institut des géosc...

19 August 2024

Awards and Distinctions, Observatories, Press

Aline Peltier awarded the Medal of Honour for Overseas Commitment

Aline Peltier, volcanologist and director of the Volcanological Observatory of Piton de la Fournaise (OVPF-IPGP) was awarded the Bronze Medal of Honou...

09 July 2024

Institute Life, Observatories, Press

Jérôme Vergne becomes the new Director of the OVSM-IPGP

Committed to the various aspects of observing and monitoring telluric phenomena, Jérôme Vergne joined the IPGP on 1 July 2024 as Director of the Volca...

25 June 2024

Press, Research

Evidence of magmatically induced faults at the East Pacific Rise

By comparison of ultra-high-resolution 3-D seismic imagery and bathymetry data collected at the East Pacific Rise (EPR) 9º50'N, researchers reveal the...