News tagged with: marine
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Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
Research led by academics from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ suggests the ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around 170 million years ago.
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Using art to foster our love of the coastline
Rosie Sherwood, artist in residence at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Marine Institute, launches her new exhibition An Ever Moving Now at the Marine Station
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Research aims to enhance understanding of changes in polar sea ice
Professor Simon Belt from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is jointly coordinating a study to develop the first ever proxy for reconstructing past changes to transmitted light through sea ice
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Unlocking the stories of coastal communities living under the threat of extreme storms
Waves is a sound installation developed by artistic director Kay Michael, of the international theatre company Empty Deck, and Gerd Masselink, Professor of Coastal Geomorphology at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ
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The complex fate of Antarctic species in the face of a changing climate
Scientists from the the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and the British Antarctic Survey present support for the theory that marine invertebrates with larger body size are generally more sensitive to reductions in oxygen
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Pioneering partnership names its first Ocean Giants Scholars
Thanks to a pioneering partnership between the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and the Ocean Giants Trust, a series of scholarships have been awarded to marine biology and conservation undergraduates
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Fishers keen to help address the problem of marine litter
Researchers at the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and the University of Surrey spoke to around 120 fishers and other stakeholders, including boat owners and crew both signed up and not registered with the Fishing for Litter (FFL) initiative
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Fear of ‘killer shrimps’ could pose major threat to European rivers
Researchers involving the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ found the fear of invasive ‘killer shrimps’ can intimidate native organisms to such a degree that they are incapable of performing their vital role in river systems
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Lionfish culls aim to preserve marine species and habitats in the Mediterranean Sea
Fishers and marine conservationists from the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ are launching the first organised culls of predatory lionfish in a bid to prevent their spread across the Mediterranean Sea.
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University teams up with eXXpedition to tackle the plastics in our oceans
The ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and pioneering sailing and science organisation eXXpedition are joining forces to conduct new and innovative research into the impact plastic pollution is having on our oceans.
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Reverse-engineered computer model provides insights into larval behaviour
A study by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ and the National Oceanography Centre abandons previously used methods to reveal new insights into larval behaviour in the ocean through reverse-engineering.
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Study explores the use of robots and artificial intelligence to understand the deep-sea
New research led by the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has shown artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on the ocean floor.
