More than 2500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there.
Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sink
Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life could not easily use. This means more melting ice does not automatically boost carbon absorption. In...
Cutting Edge New Testing Capabilities Support the UK’s Marine Autonomy Ambitions
The University of Plymouth is part of a consortium that has launched the first stage of a dedicated maritime autonomy sensor and weather test range in Plymouth Sound.
Unexpected Climate Feedback Links Antarctic Ice Sheet With Reduced Carbon Uptake
New study reveals surprising link between West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) retreat and algae growth over the past 500,000 years.
Project Investigates Public Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Decommissioning of Marine Artificial Structures
A growing proportion of the UK’s energy infrastructure is located at sea, in the form of oil and gas platforms and offshore wind farms along with the connecting cables and pipelines.
New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source
Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a clever redesign that made the catalyst last far longer than similar low-cost materials. Surprisingly, the improved manganese catalyst even...
Even remote Pacific fish are full of microplastics
Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found that roughly one in three contained microplastics, with Fiji standing out for especially high contamination....
Computer Models Let Scientists Peer Into the Mystery Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds
Atmospheric study finds surprises about our largest neighboring planet and its deep atmosphere.
Fossilised Plankton Study Gives Long-Term Hope for Oxygen Depleted Oceans
A new study suggests the world’s oxygen depleted seas may have a chance of returning to higher oxygen concentrations in the centuries to come, despite our increasingly warming climate.
Turning Industrial Exhaust Into Useful Materials With a New Electrode
Flue gas is exhausted from home furnaces, fireplaces and even industrial plants, and it carries polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.