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UK Arctic Ocean and Coastal Research for IPY5 Knowledge Gaps, Ambitions and Capabilities Report

A new report sets out the UK’s vision for understanding and responding to rapid change in the Arctic. Developed through wide collaboration across the country’s research community, the document represents the collective expertise of more than 30 Higher Education Institutes, Research Centres, government agencies and NGOs from across the UK.

The strategy was shaped…

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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, was described in a…

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RRS Discovery in Empress Dock, Southampton

The 50th anniversary of the launch of the Royal Research Ship Discovery will be marked on 2 July 2012. This will be her last year of service, a half-century of science that has included surveying the ocean floor, measuring ocean currents, monitoring climate change, and discovering new species around the globe.

When RRS Discovery was…