A scientist's quest to find Earth's oldest ice
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 29 April 2026
WHOI geoscientist Sarah Shackleton pursues ice cores dating back millions of years from Antarctica's Elephant Moraine, building on her 2023 recovery of 6-million-year-old ice that reveals Earth's ancient climate history.
Keywords: Antarctica, ice cores, paleoclimate, glaciology, ancient ice, polar research, geoscience
NOC explores pioneering technology to monitor urban coastal environments in real time
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 28 April 2026
The National Oceanography Centre advances distributed acoustic sensing through the SOUNDSCALE project, repurposing fibre-optic cable networks for continuous real-time coastal and marine monitoring.
Keywords: distributed acoustic sensing, coastal monitoring, fibre-optic sensing, ocean technology, SOUNDSCALE, real-time observation
Novel strategies for coral restoration
University of Miami
Published: 21 April 2026
Researchers discovered that growing baby corals on alkalinity-enhanced cement tiles improved survival rates from 12% to 52%, a fourfold improvement in early-stage coral survival.
Keywords: coral restoration, ocean acidification, alkalinity enhancement, coral reef, coral survivorship, marine conservation
