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Posted: 22 December 2016
Plesiosaur paddle – a fossil hindfin of a plesiosaur during excavation (photo by Aubrey J Roberts) Thu, 2 February 2017 Prehistoric marine reptiles from the Arctic – from excavation to research Reptiles adapted to marine environments at present are limited to a few species which are...
Posted: 20 December 2016
Marine Life Talk Thu, 12/01/2017 – 19:30 Biodiversity and environmental protection of deep-sea habitats targeted for mining. Deep-sea mining is a brand new industry that is potentially on the horizon for...
Posted: 16 December 2016
This January scientists from a range of disciplines will come together to undertake the first ever coordinated sampling of the major rivers in Great Britain to look for soil derived organic carbon...
Posted: 15 December 2016
Research from the NOC and the University of Southampton have provided robust evidence that wet regions of the earth are getting wetter and dry regions are getting drier, but it is happening at a...
Posted: 14 December 2016
Scientists at the NOC and the University of Southampton have found that the majority of instances of coastal flooding around the United Kingdom in the last 100 years have been due to moderate storm...
Posted: 5 December 2016
The Earth from space The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has developed the first ever global wind speed products based on reflected GPS signals, using data from the UK TechDemoSat-1 satellite. This demonstrates...
Posted: 1 December 2016
Professor Angela Hatton Professor Angela Hatton has today begun her new role as Director of Science & Technology at the National Oceanography Centre. On her appointment, Professor Angela Hatton said, “These are...