News tagged with: marine
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Academic named among UK’s leading female engineers
Professor Deborah Greaves has been listed by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) among its Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability.
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Artificial night sky poses serious threat to coastal species
Research by the Â鶹´«Ã½ and Bangor University shows the presence of artificial light originating from cities several kilometres away disrupts the lunar compass species use when covering long distances.
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Island ‘drowning’ is not inevitable as sea levels rise
An international study led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ suggests coral reef islands across the world could naturally adapt to survive the impact of rising sea.
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University contributes to government review on marine protected areas
Marine scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have contributed to the Benyon Review, a major UK Government report into the potential benefits of highly protected marine areas
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University helps create UK’s first electric sea-going passenger boat
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is playing a major role in a ground-breaking project to create the UK’s first, sea going, electric passenger vessel.
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Scientists warn against ‘greenwashing’ of global coastal developments
Led by researchers from the Â鶹´«Ã½, a new study says the world’s waterfront cities should not be deluged with apparently green developments because they still carry the potential to cause damage to the marine and coastal environment
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Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs
New research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ shows that larger, nutritious plankton – vital to support fish, seabirds and marine mammals – are being replaced by tiny, primary producers that are of poorer food quality
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Marine conservation researchers play key role in World Ocean Week events
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ will be playing an integral role in a week of global online events being organised to mark World Ocean Week
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Sea snakes have been adapting to see underwater for 15 million years
Research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ has for the first time provided evidence of where, when and how frequently species of sea snake have adapted their ability to see in colour
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Unique releases mark conclusion of Coleridge classic for the 21st century
The Ancient Mariner Big Read - commissioned by The Arts Institute, Â鶹´«Ã½ - has come to a conclusion with the release of two new versions of the 200-year-old literary classic
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Scientists reveal new fundamental principles governing diving in animals
An international team of scientists, including the Â鶹´«Ã½, examined how metabolic constraints govern the diving performance of air-breathing aquatic species.
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Major study reveals substantial quantities of tyre particles contaminating our rivers and ocean
Research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ reveals vital new information that will improve our scientific understanding of how tiny particles from tyres, synthetic fibres from clothing and maritime gear also enter the ocean
