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One of Europe’s biggest business-to-business showcases for the marine technology industry opens at the National Oceanography Centre, from Tuesday to Thursday, 9 to 11 April.Ocean Business 13 will bring 300 companies to Southampton for the three-day event that is a showcase for suppliers and service…
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The BBC’s Science Editor, David Shukman, is aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook as scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, explore the deepest hydrothermal vents yet discovered on the planet, in the Cayman Trough beneath the Caribbean Sea.David’s latest report is on BBC…
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A new experiment is under way that will help forecast the shape of the Dutch coastline under changing climate conditions, involving scientists and engineers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).The “STRAINS” (STRAtification Impacts on Nearshore Sediment) experiment is an international study…
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For decades, scientists have disagreed about whether the sea is higher or lower heading north along the east coast of North America. Now, thanks to precision gravity data gathered by a European Space Agency satellite – and a new calculation method developed by researchers at the National…
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Plumes of hot rock from deep within the Earth are lacing rock beneath the Atlantic Ocean with gold, scientists have discovered. The team, led by Alex Webber from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, looked at a region along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a volcanic spine running along the…
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The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been revealed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE the researchers describe how the vent, discovered in a remote region of the Southern…
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Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago. The study found that their response to environmental change varies between species, in terms of how quickly they grow. Coccolithophores, a type of…