In the News: Media Coverage
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If Oceans Could Speak
We are delighted to reveal that a new polar podcast – If Oceans Could Speak – will be launching soon, featuring Dr Jen Freer from the Changing Arctic Ocean Programme DIAPOD project. This podcast listens to stories from people who have shared their life with the sea around them, and… Read more
30 September 2021 -
New warning over climate change from Siberian Arctic – BBC News
Stark new findings of an international team of scientists led by the UK Met Office has raise profound questions about the future of the earth\'s climate. Read more
15 July 2020 -
‘Hidden’ water in the ocean could be key to understanding how creatures feed
MYSTERIOUS patches of \'hidden\' water could help scientists understand how ocean creatures feed. Scottish scientists working with marine robots have measured previously hidden patches of water between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans that could dramatically alter the understanding of how the ocean’s food web forms. Read more
21 April 2020 -
Oban-based scientists in deep sea Arctic life study
Scottish-based scientists have been involved in a study of how light adversely affects the behaviour of deep sea animals. Read more
13 March 2020 -
As the Arctic warms, light pollution may pose a new threat to marine life
Thanks to climate change, more humans are able to pass through the Arctic, and they\'re making the region\'s once black polar night brighter. Read more
05 March 2020 -
Sian Henley débuts on BBC2’s “Winterwatch”
Sian Henley has been invited to take part in BB2\'s \"Winterwatch\", a nature and environment programme. Read more
27 January 2020 -
Jens Strauss talks about methane release from thawing permafrost
Dr Jens Strauss gave an interview today with Aktuelle Stunde about the climate impacts of warming in the Arctic on permafrost. Read more
08 August 2019 -
Wales can lead the world in fight against climate change
More and more higher education institutions globally are declaring a climate emergency. Bangor University and its Students Union have joined the movement. Read more
18 July 2019 -
Thawing permafrost – an underestimated threat to global climate
Scientists are investigating how the thawing of soils that have been frozen for thousands of years affects the climate. Read more
28 May 2019 -
Copepods: The unsung heroes of the ocean
Published in NERC\'s Planet Earth magazine this week is an interview with Holly Jenkins, a PhD student in the DIAPOD project, describing her research on copepods. Read more
24 April 2019 -
Interview on Blue Planet Live with Prof David Pond
During a week of live programmes on the BBC, Blue Planet Live celebrates marine life around the globe to explore the health of our oceans. Read more
28 March 2019 -
Synthetic chemicals in sea ice
Jack Garnett and Max Thomas, both postdoctoral researchers in the EISPAC project, have contributed an article to the March edition of \"The Cryosphere and ATmospheric CHemistry\" (CATCH). Read more
25 March 2019