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#296 A Safer, Faster, Way to Build Offshore Wind
The North Sea’s natural conditions, with shallow waters and strong winds, make it ideal for wind farms. But, these same factors pose challenges for construction.
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A deep sea sampling expedition
Partner: Fugro Coral reefs are sometimes called the rainforests of the oceans and support an estimated 25% of all known marine species, but they, and
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Blue Carbon and the RSPB
Humans can feel that we have built a world to live in that is above and apart from nature. We concrete the ground, we regulate
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The ‘Twilight Zone’ Robot
Researchers are aiming to help us gain a better understanding of creatures and habitats that reside in the “twilight zone”. The twilight zone is an
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Saving Oceans with Science
Author: Bernadette Ballantyne Partner: Fugro On the 8th March 2014 one of the world’s greatest mysteries began to unfold. A mystery that has never been
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Pollen Sponge to Clean Oil Spills
A team of researchers have created an eco-friendly sponge comprised of pollen. The team led from Nangyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore believe that this
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#95 Saving Oceans with Science
The world’s oceans are in crisis. Plastic pollution, rising sea levels, warmer waters and chemical changes are degrading ocean systems and the world is at
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Autonomous drone designed to explore ocean depths
In a study to explore the depths of the ocean, an aquatic drone has been designed by a Californian company – Saildrone. They have produced
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American student builds atmosphere-measuring buoy
A high school student has set out to obtain data concerning the Gulf Stream by designing a free-drifting satellite buoy. Named after the volleyball from