News tagged with: marine
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Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels
Scientists at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ exposed the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), found in various locations across the world, to differing quantities of tumble dryer lint
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Scientists repeat century-old study to reveal evolutionary rescue in the wild
Research by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ has showed that species may be able to evolve and adapt to rapid climate change.
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Plymouth scientists play key role in assessing future threats to the Atlantic
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s world-leading ocean scientists will play a key role in an international project that aims to map and assess the current and future risks posed across the Atlantic Ocean
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Project aims to reveal the fate of tyre particles in the marine environment
Three-year project led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ aims to assess this until now hidden form of marine litter, and show the effects it could have on our seas and the species within them.
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Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time
Dr Emma Sheehan, from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, is the only UK author on a new study which for the first time shows the full extent of human development in oceans
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Individual dolphin calls used to estimate population size and movement
Researchers and students from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ are part of an international project using technology to generate estimates of dolphin populations
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Boost for South West’s floating offshore wind ambitions
The South West Floating Offshore Wind Accelerator has been chosen to work up a detailed bid for over £30m of potential government funding provided through UKRI’s flagship Strength in Places Fund.
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University and Marine Conservation Society join forces to assess public knowledge of jellyfish
Catriona Duncan, a student on the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ's MSc Marine Conservation programme, is working with the Marine Conservation Society to educate people about jellyfish
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Scientists join UK voyage assessing the health of our oceans
Dr Charlotte Braungardt and Dr Richard Sandford - from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s School of Geography, Earth and Environment Sciences - will be leading a range of scientific observations, experiments and problem-solving sessions
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Coastal cities leave up to 75% of seafloor exposed to harmful light pollution
A study led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ showed that under both cloudy and clear skies, quantities of light used in everyday street lighting permeated all areas of the water column.
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University expert contributes to global report into plastic threats to the ocean
Professor Richard Thompson OBE, Head of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ's International Marine Litter Research Unit, has contributed to a major new report showing that the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040.
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Scientists appeal for public help with climate change technology project
As part of the EmbryoPhenomics project, researchers at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ are asking the public to play a role in developing cutting edge imaging technologies that will help us understand the effects of major threats to biodiversity