Epiphytic plants, which absorb their nutrients exclusively from the air, are good indicators of the chemical composition of atmospheric particles and are often used in the literature as diagnostic tools. […]
Until now, scientists have considered the absence of microfossils and the low level of organic carbon in banded iron formations, deposited between 2 and 3 billion years ago, to be […]
A recent study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, reveals atypical seismic signals beneath the volcanoes of the Massif Central. These signals, combined with the active presence of magma at depth, […]
In India, simple management of rainwater and a local lake helps to compensate for polluted groundwater sources for drinking water. How can drinking water be supplied to populations in a […]
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 […]