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Two new species of submarine shrimp-like creature, capable of ‘stripping’ a pig carcass in a matter of days, have been discovered by a team of scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).

Preliminary insights into the potential pathway of the plane wreckage that washed up on Reunion Island yesterday morning, thought to be from the missing MH370 flight, is provided by researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).


NOC’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) used to investigate the social life of the hairy chested ‘Hoff’ crab.

Researchers from the University of Southampton have used the Isis ROV to shed light onto the “child-care” arrangements of a new species of deep-sea crab, which has been nicknamed the “Hoff” because of its hairy chest.

Using recently released Royal Navy submarine data, researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have investigated the nature of turbulence in the ocean beneath the Arctic sea-ice.

New research using National Oceanography Centre data reveals that sea levels north of New York City rose by nearly 13cm in two years.

An innovative pH sensor developed by scientists and engineers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has progressed through to the third phase of a four-part international competition in the USA.

Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are partners in the Natural Environment Research Council’s million pound COHBED project.

By restoring historic tide gauge data from Malta and making it available to the public, researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the UKHO hope to shed new light on past tsunamis and climate change in the Mediterranean.

Research at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has discovered that a ‘slope’ on the ocean surface in the Strait of Gibraltar is lowering the sea level in Europe by 7cm.

The vertical movement of scampi larvae in the Irish Sea is an important factor in determining the success of the species, according to scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Liverpool.