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Declining Antarctic sea ice cover is generating unprecedented ocean heat loss to the atmosphere and more storms, according to a new study led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC).

The study, published in the journal Nature, focused on the record low Antarctic winter sea ice…

Scientists of the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have been exploring the depths of the Cayman Trough without leaving Southampton, thanks to a ‘telepresence’ link from a US ship in the Caribbean.

Last year a UK research cruise led by Dr Doug Connelly of NOC found and sampled hydrothermal vent fields on the Mid-Cayman Spreading Centre (MCSC) for…

Clara Bolton, a recent PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, has been selected by The Micropalaeontological Society to receive the Charles Downie Award for 2011.

The award is made to recognise the most significant scientific paper published in a given year based on postgraduate research. It will be presented to Clara to…

Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the chilly waters of the Southern Ocean. The discovery is the fourth made by the research team in three years, which suggests that deep-sea vents may be more common in our oceans than previously thought.

Using an underwater camera…

On Thursday 10 February, former Government Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Sir David King, and ITN’s Health and Science Editor, Lawrence McGinty, will be joined by the UK’s leading scientists to discuss the latest research on climate change.

The ‘Science of Climate Change Briefing’ aims to address the biggest environmental issues facing the…