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Posted: 22 February 2019
Research published in Nature Communications today may help forecast severe hurricane seasons by identifying the common ocean factors in three of the most active hurricane seasons since 1980. The...
Posted: 20 February 2019
Whale shark Madagascar: a new hotspot for endangered whale sharks Whale sharks are the world’s biggest fish and swimming with them is probably on your bucket list. They also are an endangered species on...
Posted: 15 February 2019
A new whole Earth system computer model developed in the UK has just been launched. By providing a representation of the planet that draws on all environmental science disciplines, this model will...
Posted: 11 February 2019
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will be represented at this year’s Oceanology International Americas conference in San Diego, California (25–27 February 2019). The NOC team behind...
Posted: 7 February 2019
Marine Life Talks Ocean optimism: Is there really hope for our seas? Public awareness of our oceans and the threats they face has probably never been as high as it is today. Just over a year ago, Blue Planet 2 kept...
Posted: 6 February 2019
Climate change is causing significant changes to tiny marine plants in the world’s oceans. A new study, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with NOC scientists,...
Posted: 6 February 2019
Two projects being led by the NOC have been shortlisted for the fifth annual Mersey Maritime Industry Awards. The winners will be decided by a judging panel and a public vote which closes at midnight...
Posted: 4 February 2019
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will host Ocean Business 2019 at the Southampton waterside site from 9–11 April. Ocean Business promises to be an incredible global show offering the...
Posted: 1 February 2019
In a departure from the prevailing scientific view, a new international study has revealed that a deep-ocean process playing a key role in regulating Earth’s climate is primarily driven by cooling...