News tagged with: marine
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![Abrupt climate change ~450-440 million years ago caused the demise of the trilobite, Selenopeltis (pictured, in Oxford University Museum of Natural History). Photograph: Dr Tom Gernon]()
Volcanic eruptions drove severe mass extinction, say scientists
New research involving the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ examined the effects of volcanism on ocean chemistry during a period of extreme environmental change around 450 million years ago.
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![Shoal of small fish swimming together over seafloor with seagrass, Atlantic ocean.]()
Multi-million pound initiative advances the sustainable management of UK’s marine resources
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Management of UK Marine Resources (SuMMeR CDT), is led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, and aims to deliver the next generation who will sustainably manage our marine resources
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Message in a bottle project highlights problem of ocean plastic to COP26 delegates
Scientists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ are part of a project deploying plastic pollution tracking devices into the ocean around Scotland.
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![Dramatic cloudscape over the deep dark blue ocean]()
Paris Agreement will not be reached without urgent ocean action, study says
Researchers from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have played a key role in new research highlighting how measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is fully taken into account
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![Huge wave hitting the seawall at Porthleven, Cornwall]()
Sea shanty and storm data collide in project demonstrating impacts of climate crisis
Scientists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have transformed data captured during the most energetic series of extreme storms on record into a musical piece demonstrating the effects of climate change
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Tidal stream power can aid drive for net-zero and generate 11% of UK’s electricity demand
New research led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ shows that tidal stream power has the potential to deliver 11% of the UK’s current annual electricity and play a significant role in the government’s drive for net-zero
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![Research by the University examined how increases in rock surface temperature were affecting the quantity and behaviour of shoreline species]()
Study shows how 1.5°C temperature rise can cause significant changes in coastal species
A study by ecologists at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ examined how increases in rock surface temperature were affecting the quantity and behaviour of species commonly found on the shorelines of Devon and Cornwall
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![Gaia's Energy Adventure! Edited.]()
University helps to create children’s book about offshore renewable energy
Academics and graduates from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ have helped to create Gaia’s Energy Adventure! to help four to six-year-olds understand more about the often complex world of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy
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![The visit included a trip to the University’s Marine Station where HRH The Princess Royal joined researchers and students on board our research vessel RV Falcon Spirit]()
The Princess Royal sees Plymouth’s marine industry and innovation in action
HRH The Princess Royal has visited the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ to learn more about its pioneering efforts to protect and enhance the marine environment.
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Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation
Ashfords LLP Scholarship winners celebrate at Graduation
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![The first turn of the Yangtze at Shigu in Yunnan Province, China, where the river turns 180 degrees from south- to northbound]()
Study highlights how humans and nature are causing significant changes to the health of global rivers
New research involving the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ shows rivers such as the Amazon, Mississippi and Congo are seeing increased levels of solutes such as calcium and potassium
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![A microscopic paint flake, measuring around 320μm in diameter, collected during a CPR survey in the Southern North Sea (Credit Andrew Turner, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ)]()
Study reveals abundance of microscopic paint flakes in the North Atlantic
A study by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and the Marine Biological Association has revealed flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant type of microplastic particles in the ocean
