Science & Technology

In the early days of undersea research at NOAA, scientists needed to surface regularly when SCUBA diving to study coral reefs and other habitats. This slowed down their progress, making it difficult to conduct longer studies. All that changed with the introduction of the HYDROLAB.

Zelim, an Edinburgh based start-up pioneering unmanned search and rescue solutions, including the world's first remotely operated rescue vessel, has secured £2.3m equity investment.

Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, emphasizes that time is swiftly running out to avoid the worst impacts of ocean acidification.

TDI-Brooks successfully installed the Starlink Maritime platform on two of their four research vessels RV Brooks McCall and RV Miss Emma McCall. Both vessels are currently working on the US East Coast performing G&G surveys for offshore wind programs.

Kongsberg Maritime AS has signed a new contract to supply technology and engineering for a second F-class Wind Turbine and Foundation Installation Vessel (WTFIV) for Cadeler, a shipping and construction company operating in the offshore wind industry.

As part of its Ships and Platforms of Opportunity Program, ARICE has opened its third call for ship-time proposals to access the Polar Expedition Ship Le Commandant Charcot.

Coral reef halos, also known as grazing halos or sand halos, are bands of bare, sandy seafloor that surround coral patch reefs.

Climate change already affects every part of the globe, with potentially dire consequences for many ecosystems and human communities.

Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, has conducted systems deployments for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to improve overall communications capabilities at multiple research sites in Antarctica.

Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has reached an agreement with offshore services provider Zamil Offshore to roll out an Internet-of-Things (IoT) solution to more than 60 vessels in the Gulf area.

NOAA and Microsoft have forged a formal agreement to harness Microsoft’s cloud computing tools and help advance NOAA’s mission to create a Climate-Ready Nation.

A common weapon disposal technique is to dump the evidence in a local river, lake, or body of water that is close to the crime scene.