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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...

Research expedition conducts a scientific survey in the North Atlantic

On 19 January an international research expedition led by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) sailed from Fort Lauderdale in the USA to...

MacGregor deck handling solution supports Xue Long 2 icebreaker operation

The two polar icebreakers, Xue Long (Snow Dragon) and Xue Long 2, are working together for the first time during China’s 36th Antarctic expedition,...

World’s first arctic high-bandwidth satellite service for icebreaker Polarstern

Kepler Communications, a pioneer in nanosatellite telecommunication services, has demonstrated delivering over 100Mbps connectivity service in the Arctic region to the German icebreaker Polarstern....

German icebreaker embarking on a global climate mission

As the world steps up environmental awareness, the R/V Polarstern prepares for a yearlong stay in the Arctic ice drift, and MacArtney is playing...

Scientists use SAMS’ technology to measure arctic sea-ice melting

Scientists taking part in the largest-ever Arctic expedition will use technology developed by SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL), to measure sea ice melting. The German...

Subsea engineers test robots to tracking oil spills under the arctic ice

As sea ice continues to melt in the Arctic and oil exploration expands in the region, the possibility of an oil spill occurring under...

Irminger Sea: The buoy meteorology system returned a wealth of scientific data

The recently completed OOI mooring service cruise on the R/V Neil Armstrong (2-25 Aug 2019) established a significant milestone – the Irminger Sea Global...

Arctic sea-ice loss has “minimal influence” on winter weather, research shows

The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a “minimal influence” on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North...

The first time in history: Vessel powered by ABB Azipod propulsion reaches North Pole

Norwegian Coast Guard’s vessel KV Svalbard was on an international environmental research expedition when it became the first ever Azipod®-powered ship to reach the...

VIDEO: Saildrone completes first unmanned circumnavigation of Antarctica

Despite a run-in with an iceberg that wrecked some of its sensors, Saildrone 1020 completed its mission on August 3 having successfully collected oceanic...

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