A recent study reveals the existence of a uranium isotopic signature specific to oxygen-depleted environments. This discovery could help to better understand the history of the co-evolution between animal life […]
The central part of the Gulf of Gabès (SE Tunisia) is one of the most chemically and radioactively polluted sites in the Mediterranean, and indeed worldwide, due to massive discharges […]
Chile is one of the countries most affected by environmental pollution in South America. This is particularly true in the province of Chacabuco, north of the capital Santiago, where the […]
Subduction zones are the most important places on Earth where matter is exchanged between the crust and the mantle. They are also the locations of the largest deposits of strategic […]
Against all expectations, sargassum promotes carbon storage in mangrove soils. The Caribbean coasts and mangroves are regularly buried under tons of stranded sargassum. Although the harmful effects of the gases […]
A study conducted by scientists from the Centre for Research on Biodiversity and the Environment (CRBE – CNRS/IRD/Toulouse INP/UT) and the Géosciences Environnement Toulouse laboratory (GET – CNRS/IRD/UT/CNES) reveals that […]
If we are to assess the recent retreat of coastal cliffs through erosion, we need to be able to know their trend over longer periods of time, something that has […]
The permafrost of central Siberia is showing signs of significant warming. An international study, led by Laurent Orgogozo, lecturer at the University of Toulouse in the Toulouse Geosciences Environment Laboratory […]
This study focuses on phosphogypsum foam from marine discharges from phosphate fertilizer plants in Gabes (SE Tunisia). Its formation process includes three main steps: (i) formation by dissolution of phosphogypsum […]