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20 March 2025

Events, Press, Research

The Science and Art of Paleoseismology : a collective work to enrich research and teaching

Paleoseismology aims to understand past earthquakes in order to better predict future ones. This discipline, which is based on the study of the trac...

13 March 2025

Events, General public, Press, Research

Hera flies over Deimos on its way to Dimorphos : a major step forward for planetary protection

On 12 March 2025, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Hera probe flew past Mars and its natural satellite Deimos. The aim of this crucial manoeuvre was ...

07 March 2025

Press, Research

IPGP supports the Stand Up For Science movement

Stand Up For Science: Mobilising for science and academic freedom. 7 March 2025, a day to defend scientific research and education

05 March 2025

Press, Research

IPGP and Terrensis sign partnership agreement for natural hydrogen research

On 4 March 2025, the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) and Terrensis formalised a strategic partnership aimed at furthering research into ...

05 March 2025

General public, Institute Life, Press

Director position of the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP)

The position of Director of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) is vacant as of March 24, 2026.

04 March 2025

Press, Research

A new machine learning model for predicting magma viscosity

A team of researchers led by Charles Le Losq (IPGP, IUF) has developed an innovative machine learning model capable of predicting the viscosity of mag...

10 February 2025

General public, Press, Research

Radon emissions on Mars and the Moon: the contribution of meteorites

An international team of researchers, including members of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP, Université Paris Cité, CNRS) and the Natu...

23 January 2025

Press, Research

A New Perspective on the Age of Saturn’s Rings

A recent study, published in Nature Geoscience on December 16, 2024, reveals that Saturn's rings may be much older than previously thought.

09 January 2025

General public, Press, Research

The study of a meteorite provides insights into the early stages of solar system formation

A study led by researchers at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), published in the journal Science Advances on January 8, 2025, reveals...

27 November 2024

Press, Research

Discovery of the origin of the largest Mediterranean tsunami in two centuries

An international team coordinated by French researchers has just made a major discovery in the Aegean Sea: the precise identification of the underwate...

18 November 2024

Press, Research

How 70% of the Mediterranean Sea was lost 5.5 million years ago

A team led by Giovanni Aloisi, CNRS researcher and geochemist at the IPGP, has highlighted just how significantly the level of the Mediterranean Sea d...

18 November 2024

Press, Research

Flooding in the desert, an increasingly frequent mortal danger

Researchers from the University of Southern California and the IPGP have revealed that hydroclimatic changes in North Africa due to global warming are...

31 October 2024

Press, Research

Highlight of the importance of CO2 in the degassing of helium in the magma oceans of young planets

Researchers at the IPGP and the University of Oslo have revealed that the loss of volatile elements during the degassing of a magma ocean, in particul...

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...