The ocean is often considered a silent universe. But many recent studies highlight the importance of the soundscape for many marine species, both large and small.
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Millions of years of on-off ice ages have left behind a mix of different sediments.
Sonar scans of the Indian Ocean floor south of Christmas Island have revealed a Tolkeinesque landscape of towering peaks, ashen uplands and ominous volcanic craters.
But these ‘cold-water coral’ are threatened by accelerating sea currents.
It’s good to know how currents are formed in the ocean, as they can be quite dangerous!
In 2004 an underwater avalanche destroyed an oil platform off Louisiana, causing a 14-year spill. An expert on oil and gas seeps in the Gulf of Mexico warns that this could happen in other places.
Molluscs that have shells - like pipis, clams and oysters - have to build their own shell from scratch. And they keep building it their whole life, using chemicals from the sea and their own bodies.
Tiny chemical clues in the ocean reveal how its role as a carbon store is changing.
Waves lap against the shore on the south coast of England and the North coast of France – but the answer to this puzzle is in the wind and the land, not the waves themselves.
By 2030, the Blue Economy will be worth $3 trillion. And the UK is well placed to capture a slice of this lucrative market, if it meets the challenges involved with innovation and ambition.
Researchers from the University of New South Wales and the Australian Antarctic Division have found that slight changes in…
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Principal and Vice Chancellor, Heriot-Watt University
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Ocean Climate Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
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Lecturer in Coastal Processes, Cardiff University
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Visiting research fellows, University of Leeds
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Research Fellow at the ARC of Excellence for Coral Reefs Studies, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering Hydraulics, University of Bath
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Professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Marine Geoscience, University College Cork
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Professor of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor of Quaternary Environmental Change, University of Leeds
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Phd candidate in Oceanography, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR)
