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UK scientists track environmental change on the seafloor of Europe’s Arctic backyard, the Barents Sea
Posted: 10th July 2018The third and final scientific cruise of the 2018 summer season sails today to the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean. As part of the £16 million, UK flagship research programme the Changing Arctic Ocean, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), it supports UK scientists carrying out vital…
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UK and Germany combine forces to fund crucial Arctic science
Posted: 3rd July 2018For the first time, the UK and Germany have joined forces to investigate the impact of climate change on the Arctic Ocean. The UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have jointly invested almost £8 million in 12 new projects to carry…
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What’s unique to the ‘last ice area’ in the High Arctic? Canadian researchers are finding out
Posted: 7th June 2018Researchers from the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Defence Research and Development Canada, the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany and the University of Bristol in the UK are working together to investigate the “last ice area” in the High Arctic.
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UK scientists return to the Arctic Ocean to measure climate change threat to marine life
Posted: 9th May 2018The £16 million, UK flagship programme of Arctic research returns today on a scientific cruise to the Arctic Ocean.
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Plastic pollution: Arctic sea ice contains huge quantity of microplastics, reveals new analysis
Posted: 24th April 2018Scientists have found an unprecedented number of microplastics frozen in Arctic sea ice, demonstrating the alarming extent to which they are pervading marine environments.