In the News
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The Scots scientists on a nightshift Arctic expedition
\"An international group of researchers is setting off on a voyage to unlock the dark secrets of the Arctic.\" News item on BBC website by Ken Macdonald. Read more
04 January 2018 -
CAO-chaired sessions at Goldschmidt 2018
The Goldschmidt Conference is the foremost annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organised by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry. Sessions for the 2018 presentation of the conference, taking place in Boston (USA) from 12 to 17 August, are now advertised. Read more
12 December 2017 -
Our Changing Arctic
The Barents Sea is a wild, dark, stormy old ocean. Who would want to be out there on a ship in January? Julia Horton presents an overview of the CAO programme in the NERC Planet Earth magazine (Autumn/Winter 2017 edition). Access to the full article here. Read more
15 November 2017 -
“It gives you a chance to be a real life explorer”
Dr Marie Porter is part of a two-page spread on women in science in the Daily Record (published 11 November 2017). The focus of the article was on women in science on NERC-funded research projects. The publication by the Daily Record coincided with the NERC UnEarthed event that took place… Read more
11 November 2017 -
Unexpected Life Found at the Bottom of High Arctic Lakes
\"Warmer temperatures mean the Canadian High Arctic’s shallow lakes are no longer freezing to the bottom, allowing tiny creatures to thrive. Researchers predict these new conditions will be inhospitable to fish and will produce more greenhouse gases.\" Read more
01 August 2017 -
Scientists marvel at creatures’ ‘precise’ body clock
Dr Kim Last, investigator on DIAPOD (and Arctic PRIZE), is quoted about his work on a recent scientific publication with German collaborators, where they investigated the behaviour of copepods in Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland. Read more
17 July 2017
