10,000 Years of Food Inequality
An international team of researchers (Inrap, CNRS, Simon Fraser University) has published an article in the journal PNAS titled “Dietary Inequality Marker Reveals 10,000 Years of Gender and Cultural Disparity […]
Scientific result
Deciphering ancient oceans using pyrite and iron isotopes
Iron isotopes in pyrite are frequently used to better understand environmental conditions throughout our planet’s history, going back to sedimentary archives dating back billions of years. A team of researchers […]
A temperature jump of 400°C at a depth of 2 km—it’s possible in Krafla to cook a steak!
This study explains the heat transfer between a magma reservoir and the surrounding rock in the high-enthalpy geothermal exploration area of Krafla, Iceland. Thermomechanical numerical models explain the sudden jump […]
Life on Earth represents only a tiny fraction of possible biological forms
What forms does life take on Earth? This is the question asked by scientists from the University of Toulouse and the CNRS, who are exploring the morphological limits of life […]
MACIV nodes: an exceptional seismological network on the volcanoes of the Massif Central
As part of the MACIV project, funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), a team of scientists deployed the largest mobile seismological network ever installed by a university team […]
Laterites, archives of past climate and keys to present development
The scarlet lands covering the plains and plateaus of West Africa are much more than just a typical tropical landscape. These laterites bear witness to a geological history spanning tens […]
Unprecedented mineral and organic compounds discovered in Mars’ Jezero Crater
The Perseverance rover has uncovered sedimentary rocks containing minerals and organic matter organized into structures never before seen on Mars, opening up new perspectives on the Red Planet’s past habitability. […]
Climate warning for archaeological sites
From the Chauvet cave to the Ile d’Yeu, prehistoric sites are under close surveillance. The hope: to understand how climate change threatens them. And prevent the disappearance of cave paintings. […]
The origins of continents: continental crust shaped by water
ow did continents appear on Earth? This question, crucial to understanding the emergence of civilizations and life itself, remains one of the great mysteries of the early stages of planetary […]