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Posted: 27 May 2011
James Cook at sea On 9 May 2011, the RRS James Cook set sail from Govan, Glasgow, on a 34-day expedition to study seabed habitats and sedimentary processes in the North-East Atlantic Ocean. The team, which combines...
Posted: 23 May 2011
Aqua MODIS – January 2010 Phytoplankton and the global ocean – 2 June, 19.30pm at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton – by Thomas Ryan-Keogh – Phytoplankton are small floating organisms of many...
Posted: 19 May 2011
Research area, showing ocean currents In June 2011, the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is to take part in an ambitious project to ‘spread the word’ about marine research and the importance and vulnerability of the world’s...
Posted: 18 May 2011
Professor Philip Woodworth MBE (British Ceremonial Arts Ltd) In recognition of his work as an international sea-level scientist, Professor Philip Woodworth of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has recently visited Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE....
Posted: 12 May 2011
Deep-sea sediment trap (DELOS) Writing in the scientific journal Nature, scientists have called for increased discussion of independent monitoring of deep-sea hydrocarbon industry activity with the aim of obtaining a better...
Posted: 11 May 2011
Dr Sven Thatje (left) and his team By studying the tolerance of marine invertebrates to a wide range of temperature and pressure, scientists are beginning to understand how shallow-water species could have colonised the ocean...
Posted: 10 May 2011
RRS James Cook On 9 May, RRS James Cook set sail from Glasgow in the direction of Rockall Trough, Rockall Bank and Hatton Basin, to find out what happens to the seabed fauna in a deep-water trawling area if you...
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