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

27 November 2024

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...

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

18 November 2024

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...

Flooding in the desert, an increasingly frequent mortal danger

18 November 2024

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...

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

31 October 2024

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...

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

30 October 2024

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...

Key figures

103

103

years of science for the planet in 2024

4

4

French active volcanoes monitored by the IPGP

500

500

members of staff approximately (researchers, engineers, technicians, administrative staff, post-docs and PhD candidates)

1

1

observatory on Mars (mission completed in 2022)

404

404

publications in 2022 (including 37 in high impact journals such as Nature, Science and PNAS)

8

8

locations: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion Island, Chambon-la-Forêt, Champs-sur-Marne and 2 locations in Paris

Agenda

17 Jan

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- JOURNEE RISQUES NATURELS --- Session Posters

Speaker: Plusieurs de vos collègues :)

17 Jan

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- GRAND SEMINAIRE DE THEME --- The puzzling dynamics of seismic and aseismic processes in the Western Corinth Rift, as revealed by 25 years of monitoring.

Speaker: Pascal Bernard

17 Jan

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- JOURNEE RISQUES NATURELS --- Integrating seismic stratigraphy with tephrochronology to unravel the past of oceanic volcanic islands

Speaker: Elodie Lebas

17 Jan

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- JOURNEE RISQUES NATURELS --- Detection of fault slip and aquifer monitoring with InSAR.

Speaker: Manon Dalaison

17 Jan

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- JOURNEE RISQUES NATURELS --- From data to knowledge: leveraging machine learning in geophysics

Speaker: Léonard Seydoux

17 Jan

Séminaires thème Risques naturels

--- JOURNEE RISQUES NATURELS --- Introduction

Speaker: François Beauducel + Martine Simoes

Last publications

Neuville Daniel R., Cormier Laurent. Redox variations in glass manufacturing: effects of oxygen fugacity and temperature on glass and melt properties. Materials Letters, Elsevier, 01 March 2025, 382. <10.1016/j.matlet.2024.137821>

Li Hong, Neuville Daniel R., Du Jincheng, Xie Wenqing. Dual Functional Roles of Lithium Oxide in Mixed Alkaline Earth Aluminosilicate Fiber Glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier, February 2025, 650. <10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123374>

Pradas del Real Ana.E., Vantelon Delphine, Catrouillet Charlotte, Khatib Imane, Tucoulou Rémi, Rivard Camille, Schoeder Sebastian, Gigault Julien., Davranche Mélanie.. Plastic debris accumulated on Sargassum algae stranded biomass are vectors for different As(V) and As(III) forms. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier, January 2025, 482. <10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136579>

Batikh Ali, Colombano Stéfan, Cochennec Maxime, Davarzani Dorian, Perrault Arnault, Lions Julie, Grandclément Julien, Guyonnet Dominique, Togola Anne, Zornig Clément, Devau Nicolas, Lion Fabien, Alamooti Amir, Bristeau Sébastien, Djemil Mohamed, van Hullebusch E.D.. Mobilization of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from heterogeneous soils: Desorption by ethanol/xanthan gum mixture. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier, January 2025, 481. <10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136496>

Regard V., Carretier Sebastien, Moquet Jean-Sébastien, Choy S., Blard P.-H., Bogning S., Mbonda A.P., Mambela E., Paiz M.C., Séranne M., Charreau J., Rouby Delphine, Bouchez J., Gaillardet J., Braun Jean-Jacques, Denèle Yoann. Contrasting physical erosion rates in cratonic catchments: the Ogooué and Mbei rivers, Western Central Africa. Gondwana Research, Elsevier, 2025, 138. <10.1016/j.gr.2024.10.013>

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Mars
Mars

InSight National Observation Service

National Observation Service

The NASA InSight mission deployed a geophysical observatory on the surface of Mars at the end of 2018, performing simultaneous seismic, geodetic and magnetic measurements. This National Observation Service is supported by the IPGP, together with several French laboratories and observatories (in particular the LPG and GEOAZUR).

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