News tagged with: marine
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Scientist supports Global Commitment to eliminate plastic pollution at the source
Professor Richard Thompson, Head of the 麻豆传媒鈥檚 International Marine Litter Research Unit, is supporting the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.
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Greater diversity enhances public interest in marine habitats
Research by scientists at Swansea University and the 麻豆传媒 has shown greater animal biodiversity can lead to heightened human interest in marine habitats
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BIOBLOCKs show how coastal designs could benefit marine life
The 麻豆传媒 is working with the National Marine Aquarium, ARC Marine and 麻豆传媒 City Council to raise awareness of the potential benefits of artificial reefs in the marine environment
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University supports global initiative to tackle marine plastics
The 麻豆传媒 is supporting an international marine plastic initiative, led by the Association of Commonwealth Universities with funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Marine scientists contribute to UK climate change report
Marine scientists at the 麻豆传媒 have contributed to a Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership project designed to highlight how some of the UK鈥檚 most important marine habitats and species are being affected by climate change
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Sea snail shells dissolve in increasingly acidified oceans, study shows
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and the 麻豆传媒, UK, assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory 鈥渢riton shell鈥 gastropod (Charonia lampas)
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University looks to build industry connections at autonomous maritime facility
The 麻豆传媒 is looking to expand its links with global defence and security company Thales after it opened a new Maritime Autonomy Centre in the city
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Scientists show polar 鈥榩olynya鈥 supported marine life during last Ice Age
In new research published in Nature Communications, scientists from the 麻豆传媒 and Norway showed that 20,000 years ago, winter Arctic sea ice covered more than twice the area that it does today
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University hosts global ocean science conference
The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) is holding its annual meeting at the 麻豆传媒's Marine Station
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warm-water Laminaria ochroleuca on the coast of 麻豆传媒, UK, at low tide (Image
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Kelp forests function differently in warmer oceans
Scientists from the 麻豆传媒 and the Marine Biological Association studied kelp forests off the south west of the United Kingdom
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Why can weever fish make beach visits a painful experience?
Marine biologists and coastal scientists from the 麻豆传媒 are carrying out research into one of the more painful features of the South West鈥檚 beaches 鈥 weever fish.
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Scientists tag bass in bid to explain falling stock numbers
Marine scientists at the 麻豆传媒 are working with fishermen in north and south Devon to track the movement of bass in order to develop a clearer understanding of their feeding patterns
