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

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...

Elvira Astafyeva receives the 2016 CNRS bronze medal

09 March 2016

Awards and Distinctions, Institute Life, Press, Research

Elvira Astafyeva receives the 2016 CNRS bronze medal

The Bronze Medal rewards a researcher's first work, which establishes him or her as a talented specialist in his or her field. This award represents e...

Cosmic dust flux variation measured on the ocean floor!

02 March 2016

General public, Press, Research

Cosmic dust flux variation measured on the ocean floor!

The Earth is constantly bombarded by "interplanetary dust" (cosmic particles from comet tails, asteroid collisions...).

Seismic waves to understand iceberg formation

19 February 2016

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Seismic waves to understand iceberg formation

Scientists at the IPGP have analyzed the earthquakes caused when icebergs detach from a glacier. For the first time, they have identified the differen...

Seismotectonic context of southern Haiti: a new model for the magnitude Mw7.0 earthquake of January 12th, 2010

10 February 2016

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Seismotectonic context of southern Haiti: a new model for the magnitude Mw7.0 earthquake of January 12th, 2010

Despite the magnitude of the deadly earthquake of January 12th, 2010, the seismotectonic context and active faults in the epicentral zone were still p...

Thibaut Barreyre receives the Oceanographic Institute's 2016 thesis prize

10 February 2016

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Thibaut Barreyre receives the Oceanographic Institute's 2016 thesis prize

The Institut océanographique's thesis prize is awarded each year to a young researcher for thesis work carried out in a French laboratory in a field r...

The first steps in Earth core weather forecasting

27 January 2016

Press, Research

The first steps in Earth core weather forecasting

Why has the Earth's magnetic field intensity decreased by 10% between 1840 and the present day? Will the South-Atlantic anomaly in this field, above w...