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Seabed sampling was supported by the RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery
Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of microplastics into the deep sea, according to research published today in the journal Environmental Science and Technology.The study, led by The University of Manchester and co-led by…
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Nessie expert Adrian Shine with the underwater camera in its housing.
An ocean robot developed and operated by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has made a chance encounter of a Nessie kind during engineering trials in Scotland’s famous Loch Ness.During a test mission, the advanced underwater vehicle, designed for discovering the secrets of our global ocean…