Features

: Dr. Mark T Gibbs; Posted On October 7, 2019

OP-ED: Reversing the Global Decline of Coral Cover

In a new report published this September, the long-term outlook for the Great Barrier Reef in Australia has been downgraded from ‘poor’ to ‘very...

: Kelly Levin and Eliza Northrop; Posted On September 26, 2019

4 Things to Know About the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere

On the heels of its report on climate change and land, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has now assessed the impact that climate...

: Teresa Espy; Posted On September 23, 2019

A Day in the Life of a Protected Species Observer

The work of a Protected Species Observer (PSO) is relatively unknown and often misunderstood, even within the marine industry. The romanticized...

: Ferran Giones; Posted On September 9, 2019

Horizon Europe: the EU plans to spend €100 billion on research – here’s how to get the most from it

Imagine that you could decide how to invest €10 billion in research projects. Now imagine that you have to make this decision not once, but every...

: DHI; Posted On September 4, 2019

How Advances in Numerical Modelling Can Better Address Intensified Environmental Management Demands

Long-term offshore oil and gas activities, port expansion projects and more recent growth in the offshore renewable and deep-sea mining sectors...

: Charlie Thisby; Posted On August 28, 2019

The Future of Flash Photography: Dying for the Shot – Or Maybe Not?

There is a quiet buzz on the RHIB as they approach the site.

: Jesie Dyos; Posted On August 23, 2019

Insight into the Social Lives of Fiddler Crabs

In the warm coastal shorelines of the tropics, mangrove forests flourish. The saltwater jungle constructed by a jumble of trees compressed together,...

: Elise Poore; Posted On August 23, 2019

The Last Straw: Blinded by Plastic Pollution

As the innocent seahorse grips on to the immortal cotton bud our hearts grow heavy with guilt. The entire world has been shown the harsh reality of...

: Bill Streever; Posted On August 23, 2019

The Time is Right: A Public-Private Partnership for the World’s Deepest Submersible

Private equity investor and underwater explorer Victor Vescovo will soon sell his submarine, which he calls the Limiting Factor. And the U.S....

: Pete Smith; Posted On August 19, 2019

Top Climate Scientist: I Put Myself Through Hell as An IPCC Convening Lead Author, But It Was Worth It

In my day job, I am a scientist at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland studying things such as how agriculture contributes to climate change and...

: Christopher Bowgen; Posted On July 12, 2019

Beneath the Shell

Slow sea snails are, the unlikely inspirations for faster diabetes treatments

: National Oceanography Centre; Posted On June 4, 2019

D-Day: The Starting Point for Modern UK Oceanography

Prior to the landings on 6 June 1944 on the Normandy beaches, a small research group was formed in the Admiralty Research Laboratory at Teddington...