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 […]
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How can uranium isotopes help trace the history of the Earth’s oxygenation?
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 […]
Uranium and thorium in coastal sediments in the central Gulf of Gabès (SE Tunisia): alarming contamination with environmental and health impacts
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 […]
In Chile, inhabitants and plants unite to reveal air pollution
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 […]
Why are large deposits of strategic metals associated with subduction zones?
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 […]
Sargassum and fiddler crabs boost carbon storage in mangroves
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 […]
New method measures retreat of coastal cliffs over several millennia
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 […]
In Siberia, seasonal thawing of permafrost will increase by more than 60% by 2100
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 […]