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Mission to investigate giant iceberg launches

A research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems gets underway next month.

Icebreaker leaves Australia after 150 Antarctica trips

The giant orange icebreaker Aurora Australis left Australia for the final time on Saturday after more than 150 trips to Antarctica.

Arctic Ocean sediments reveal permafrost thawing during past climate warming

Sea floor sediments of the Arctic Ocean can help scientists understand how permafrost responds to climate warming.

Research: Sea ice loss is accelerating in the Eastern Arctic Ocean

Oceanic heat takes over atmospheric heating in melting back sea ice in the eastern Arctic Ocean

Environmental changes in the Arctic put pressure on fisheries data collection

Saildrone USVs enabled the Alaska Fisheries Science Center to perform the 2020 Alaska pollock survey during a time of considerable environmental and civic uncertainty.

Autonomous unmanned robot will hunt for plastic in the Arctic

Akvaplan-niva has been awarded a 2 year project by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond).

Scientists uncover ‘hidden’ water of the Arctic ocean

Scientists working with marine robots have measured previously hidden patches of water between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans that could dramatically alter our understanding of how the ocean’s food web forms.

Freshwater runoff from rivers brings more carbon, nutrients to Arctic Ocean

Higher concentrations of trace elements in surface waters benefit North Pole

Hydrocarbon seeps fuel biological production in the Arctic Ocean

Evidence of hydrocarbon seepage is widespread in the Barents Sea and other regions of the Arctic

Final voyage of icebreaker Aurora Australis departs

The final voyage of Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Aurora Australis has departed Hobart for sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. The ship’s last trip south, after 31 years...

Arctic researchers assess how marine organisms respond to light

Marine scientists have used the cover of darkness to expose how ‘light pollution’ is affecting creatures in the Arctic Ocean. Working during the depths of...

Polar Sea Ice detection using reflected GNSS signals

Working with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have released new datasets that demonstrate how reflections of satellite navigation signals...

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