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The sea at night
National Oceanography Centre scientists contribute to 35th annual State of the Climate reportSea surface temperatures at record highsGreatest average ice loss for 55 yearsThe world’s climate continued to break records in 2024. Global temperatures across oceans and land, global sea level and ocean…
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MY-Akula Augmentum
Researchers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have begun ground-breaking Arctic fieldwork in the fjords around Greenland, supported by Augmentum. The team from NOC boarded Augmentum’s vessel MY AKULA in August to investigate the impact of glacial melt on Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC…
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Original Royal Research Ship Discovery, and the current RRS Discovery
Public showcase and celebration at Discovery Point, Dundee, 12th – 16th September100 years ago, RRS Discovery was designated the UK’s first Royal Research Ship. This was a pivotal moment in the history of marine science and launched a legacy of global oceanographic exploration that continues today.…
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James Ketchell Leaving Southampton
British adventurer James Ketchell has embarked on his third circumnavigation of the world, having already cycled around in 2013 and completed an airborne circuit via small aircraft in 2019. The British adventurer is sailing around the world in his Class 40 yacht named “Mindset”. If he is successful…
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<em>Vemana hortonae </em>by Ed Hendrycks
A newly described species of deep-sea amphipod has been named in recognition of National Oceanography Centre (NOC) taxonomist Dr Tammy Horton, honouring her outstanding contributions to marine taxonomy and deep-sea biodiversity research.The species, Vemana hortonae Hendrycks & Thurston, 2025,…