April 24th, 2024
The Angers AutumnSchool AAS – 2024 Edition, entitled “Foraminifera and Geochemistry”, which will take place from September 30th to October 4th, 2024, at the University of Angers (France). This week […]
March 29th, 2024
This is the first week-long French national conference combining planetary science and astrobiology. It is the result of the collaboration between “Origins” Priority Research Equipment Programme (PEPR), National Planetary Science […]
March 15th, 2024
The effect of acidification of coastal marine sediments by cable bacteria on foraminifera has been documented in the intertidal mudflats of the Auray river (Morbihan, 56). This sharp pH decrease […]
April 2nd, 2024
1- The role of ice on the formation of martian valley networks Thousands of valley networks incise the Martian southern hemispheric highlands, and stand as a reflect of an ancient […]
February 8th, 2024
If there’s one object in the Solar System where we wouldn’t expect to find liquid water, it’s undoubtedly Mimas. Unlike its big sister Enceladus, Mimas’ surface is extremely cratered and […]
February 6th, 2024
Located in a region renowned for its quality of life, the University of Angers, the third largest employer in the area, offers an environment conducive to the well-being of its […]
December 14th, 2023
As of January 1, 2024, Olivier Grasset, geophysicist at the Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences (LPG – Nantes Université – Université d’Angers – CNRS) and currently Vice-President Research and Open […]
November 24th, 2023
In 2017, the LPG and its research partners created the GeoPlaNet consortium. The aim: to promote the mobility of young researchers within the network. “But not just researchers, students too!” […]
November 24th, 2023
As water flows over soluble rock, it can create remarkable patterns in nature, often with sharp points. Gouge marks, concave depressions surrounded by ridges, are a common example. By combining […]
March 27th, 2023
On April 14 at 14:14, the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft, Juice, is launched to the Jupiter system from the Kourou launch base (French Guiana) aboard an […]
March 22nd, 2023
The past marine carbon cycle can be reconstructed by geochemical indicators measured on foraminiferal shells. In the ECO-FOR project, we explored the use of elemental ratios (e.g. Sr/Ca, B/Ca, Li/Ca) […]
December 21st, 2022
In excessively high doses in soils, as is the case in some vineyards treated with Bordeaux mixture for more than a century to control mildew, copper (Cu) can be toxic […]