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Research themes

Study of the structure and internal dynamics of planets and their evolution through geological time.

By combining several approaches, study of major issues such as eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides or magnetic storms.

Earth System Science

Measuring, understanding and modelling the functioning of our planet's surface, also called the Critical Zone.

Origins

Study of the primordial processes that led to the formation of the Solar System and the emergence of life on Earth.

News

25 June 2026

Radio ‘whistlers’ originating from lightning strikes reveal unprecedented behaviour above the magnetic equator

A team from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP – Université Paris Cité / CNRS) has, for the first time, documented and explained the unu...

24 June 2026

What can the light from Vesta’s avalanches tell us?

A study conducted at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris uses images from NASA’s Dawn mission and a Bayesian inversion of the Hapke photometric...

17 June 2026

Cosmochemistry in the service of Alzheimer's disease diagnosis: copper reveals its isotopic secrets

A multidisciplinary study led by researchers at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP), in collaboration with teams from the Faculty of Hea...

15 June 2026

Are the hidden currents of Ganymede’s ocean finally detectable?

A study conducted by researchers from the Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP) and CNRS shows that the convection motions driving the hidden ...

12 June 2026

Discovery of CO₂ hydrates off the coast of Mayotte: a unique site for studying carbon storage in the ocean

More than 120 CO₂ hydrate deposits were discovered at the Fer à Cheval site, 10 km east of Petite Terre (Mayotte), during the Geoflamme campaign co-le...

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