Interwoven LiveSite https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/latest.pageLatest Newshttps://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Whale%20shark.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/06/whale-sharks-study.pageResearchers have found that heavily used shipping lanes pass through crucial whale shark feeding grounds, posing a threat to this endangered species.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/06/whale-sharks-study.pageMon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Ash%20on%20Carlisle%20Bay_web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/06/volcanic-ash-on-sargassum-seaweed.pageScientists have used volcanic ash and ocean models to track the journey of huge mats of seaweed floating across the Atlantic and causing chaos in the Caribbean.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/06/volcanic-ash-on-sargassum-seaweed.pageMon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Common%20Ragworm%20on%20sediment_%20web_Credit_Martin%20Solan.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/06/seafloor-biodiversity-mapped.pageA team of scientists from the USA and UK has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, such as worms, clams and shrimps, across all the oceans of the world.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/06/seafloor-biodiversity-mapped.pageMon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Discovery%20deck-web.JPGhttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/05/bio-carbon-programme.pageAn international team of scientists led by researchers at three research institutions (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton and Heriot-Watt University) are set to undertake a 37-day expedition, on board the RRS Discovery, to help gain a better understanding of the role marine organisms play in storing carbon in the ocean. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/05/bio-carbon-programme.pageTue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Maud%20Rise%20Polynya.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/05/antarctic-sea-ice.pageResearchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice around Antarctica, which was nearly twice the size of Wales and occurred during the winters of 2016 and 2017.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/05/antarctic-sea-ice.pageFri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Ice%20sheet.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/04/feedback-loop-melting-ice-shelves.pageNew research has uncovered a feedback loop that may be accelerating the melting of the floating portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, pushing up global sea levels.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/04/feedback-loop-melting-ice-shelves.pageTue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Antarctic%20Krill%20web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/03/safeguarding-krill-stocks.pageThe University of Southampton is leading an expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula to survey Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/03/safeguarding-krill-stocks.pageThu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/JF_Rothera_web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/03/breaking-down-gender-barriers.pageAs one of the UK’s most eminent geologists, she has uncovered climate secrets from hundreds of millions of years ago. But Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey and current British Science Association President, has had to battle through times when females had less opportunities in a science career.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/03/breaking-down-gender-barriers.pageFri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Flooding%20story.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/01/flooding-story.pageScientists have been given millions to launch a research and training centre intending to better understand and manage flooding which has caused havoc across the UK this month.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2024/01/flooding-story.pageThu, 11 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Acropora_coral_Credit_Cassandra%20Benkwitt_web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/12/seabird-droppings-help-tropical-coral-reefs.pageA new study, by an international team of scientists, has found the presence of seabirds on islands near to tropical reefs helps corals to ‘bounce back’ much quicker from bleaching events. Bleaching can cause mass die off of corals when seas are too hot.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/12/seabird-droppings-help-tropical-coral-reefs.pageTue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Green%20sea%20turtle%20web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/12/mass-movement-of-marine-life.pageA new study from the University of Southampton sheds light on the impact climate change is having on marine environments in a relatively recent global phenomenon known as ‘tropicalisation’.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/12/mass-movement-of-marine-life.pageTue, 19 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/tuna_web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/12/bluefin-tuna-pioneering-research.pageThe return of bluefin tuna to Northern European waters is a conservation success story, but rising sea temperatures in their Mediterranean nursery grounds mean this recovery may be short-lived, according to new research led by the University of Southampton.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/12/bluefin-tuna-pioneering-research.pageFri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/bent%20baranacles%20web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/11/barnacle-bends-shape.pageSome barnacles are ‘morphing’ to protect themselves from predatory warm-water sea snails, which are expanding into their territory due to climate change.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/11/barnacle-bends-shape.pageFri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/1a%20Coral%20reefs%20are%20hotspots%20of%20productivity%20in%20otherwise%20nutrient%20poor%20oceans_Credit_Wiedenmann_DAngelo_University_of_Southampton.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/09/diet-of-corals.pageA new study led by the University of Southampton has revealed why coral reefs can thrive in seemingly nutrient poor water, a phenomenon that has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/09/diet-of-corals.pageFri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/23_62%20VenetiaMine_web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/08/diamond-rich-magmas.pageAn international team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has discovered that the breakup of tectonic plates is the main driving force behind the generation and eruption of diamond-rich magmas from deep inside the Earth.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/08/diamond-rich-magmas.pageMon, 07 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Foul%20Bay_web-Marsh.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/07/sargassum-seaweed.pageSargassum seaweed – which wreaks annual havoc on coastal communities across the tropical Atlantic – is predicted to creep further north and into Europe in the coming decades.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/07/sargassum-seaweed.pageThu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Crawford%20Lake_Ontario_SarahRoberts%20web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/07/crawford-lake-primary-marker.pageAn international team of researchers has chosen the location which best represents the beginnings of what could be a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/07/crawford-lake-primary-marker.pageWed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Conductivity,%20Temperature%20and%20Depth%20deployed%20Credit%20Povl%20Abrahamsen%20web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/06/deep-ocean-water-in-antarctica.pageDeep ocean water in Antarctica is warming and shrinking at an alarming rate with significant consequences for the global climate and the world’s oceans, according to new research involving the University of Southampton.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/06/deep-ocean-water-in-antarctica.pageFri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/OES1654%20ANG-w.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/02/regius-professor-of-ocean-sciences.pageThe University of Southampton is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Alberto Naveira Garabato as Regius Professor in Ocean Sciences. The prestigious Regius Professorship was bestowed on the University by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in recognition of Southampton’s international leadership in ocean science and maritime systems. Professor Naveira Garabato succeeds Professor Bryden as previous Regius Professor of Ocean Sciences at the School. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2023/02/regius-professor-of-ocean-sciences.pageMon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://cdn.southampton.ac.uk/img/oes/news/Founders%20celebrate%20their%20win_web.jpghttps://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2022/12/earthshot-prize.pageA scientist from the University of Southampton has played a key role in helping a UK-Omani company, which eliminates CO2 by turning it into rock, being named as the winner of the 2022 Earthshot prize in the Fix our Climate category.https://www.southampton.ac.uk/oes/news/2022/12/earthshot-prize.pageMon, 05 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000