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New research ship contract awarded
The UK’s leading environmental research organisation has commissioned a state-of-the art scientific research ship to replace the RRS Discovery, which was built in 1962 and is coming to the end of her scientifically useful working life. The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has today…
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Spider Crabs and Jelly Fish (credit: NOC/NERC)
Some regions of the deep ocean floor support abundant populations of organisms, despite being overlain by water that contains very little oxygen, according to an international study led by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. But global warming is likely to exacerbate…
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Ocean and Earth Day
The enormously exciting Ocean and Earth Day took place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (via Dock Gate 4) on 20 March 2010. The recent years have shown ample evidence of the power and awe of the Earth and nearly 2,500 people came to learn about the wonders and how we work in such…
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Acantharian cyst (Patrick Martin SOES/NOCS)
Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to new research.Scientists suspect that this is part of an extraordinary reproductive strategy, which allows juveniles to exploit a seasonal food…