Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery has departed Southampton to measure one of the world’s largest system of ocean currents, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
An international consortium of scientists has created the first-ever common framework for increasing comparability of research findings on coral bleaching.
Cyanobacterial mats have posed a huge problem for coral reef health. Previously, the bacteria covered about 1% of reefs, but that has grown to 20 to 30% in some places.
Ocean waves represent an abundant source of renewable energy. But to best use this natural resource, wave-energy converters need to be capable of physically handling ocean waves of different strengths without capsizing.
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has provided the first ever global estimate for microplastics on the seafloor, with results suggesting there are 14 million tonnes in the deep ocean.
