Research

    Decisive crossroads in race to bottom

    Decisive crossroads in race to bottom

    Soon a decision will be made about mining at the deepest bottom of the world's oceans. Major stakeholders are in the starting blocks

    Critical conditions for the climate

    Critical conditions for the climate

    Earth's climate is close to several tipping points where development becomes irreversible, with enormous consequences for our living conditions. Now researchers are pinning their hopes on a different kind of threshold point – which can make us quickly change behavior

    Scientists want your algae reconnaissance

    Scientists want your algae reconnaissance

    The algae are in full bloom and they are expected to increase the warmer the climate we get. Now researchers will develop a service that can predict where and when the toxic blooms will occur

    Cod provided new knowledge on important supergenes

    Cod provided new knowledge on important supergenes

    Supergenes help many species adapt to life in different environments. They are found, for example, in cod, where stocks can live at different depths, and in different temperatures and salinities. Even humans have supergenes – but not much is known about them yet

    Heat record in Antarctica

    Heat record in Antarctica

    The Arctic and Antarctic have been 30-40 degrees warmer than normal this week, and heat records have been broken at at least one weather station. It's not a good sign when you see stuff like this happen," said University of Wisconsin meteorologist Matthew Lazzara

    Fear rules the inhabitants of the sea

    Fear rules the inhabitants of the sea

    Every evening, as darkness descends upon the sea, millions of fish, crustaceans, and octopuses leave the ocean depths and rise to the surface, and when dawn comes, they return down into darkness. This is the largest known migration in the animal world. The cause, according to a new study, is fear of sharks, dolphins and other predators that hunt with the help of vision

    A Diver’s Diary from the Arctic Ocean – Part 1

    Johan Candert had been diving and filming underwater for 25 years, but had never seen killer whales or whales in the oceans before. Recently, he returned from an expedition to the Arctic Ocean where he got to meet both species up close

    “We must understand how the sea works” – visit to Tjärnö Marine Laboratory

    “We must understand how the sea works” – visit to Tjärnö Marine Laboratory

    Deep Sea Reporter has visited one of the important institutions in Swedish ocean research. Researchers Kerstin Johannesson and Ann Larsson show us around and talk about the activities conducted at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory south of Strömstad

    Do fish thrive in harmful waters?

    Do fish thrive in harmful waters?

    Researcher Erin McCallum will investigate whether fish seek out water discharged from treatment plants, and how they may be harmed by it

    Researchers in petition: changing our relationship with the sea

    Researchers in petition: changing our relationship with the sea

    78 scientists in petition to protect the oceans