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David Pugh about to install a pressure sensor under a floating pier on the north shore of Loch Ness

Despite being 16 metres above sea level and with no tidal input from the ocean, Loch Ness still has its own tide, which has been measured for the first time by Liverpool-based scientists from the National Oceanography Centre.

Using pressure sensors to measure the tide at several points along the loch, Philip Woodworth and his colleagues, Machiel Bos…

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Dr Steven Bohaty

Researchers have found that a fall in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels was a critical condition for global cooling and polar glaciation around 34 million years ago.

The research team, which includes the University of Southampton’s Dr Steven Bohaty, who is based at the National Oceanography Centre, determined past CO2…

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Sea Mammal Research Unit

The University of St Andrews, a National Oceanography Centre Delivery Partner, has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of the work of a world-leading research unit which is helping to further understanding and protection of the oceans.

The Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) at the University of St Andrews is among the winners in…