University of Southampton Oceanography

Our scientists have uncovered new evidence from one of Earth’s most extreme ancient warming events.

Molecular fossils revealed secrets behind how Earth recovered from one of its most extreme global warming events millions of years ago. The revelations give insights into how the climate may recover long after human-driven carbon dioxide emissions stop.

Molecular fossils reveal secrets of Earth’s recovery from ancient global warming event Molecular fossils reveal secrets of Earth’s recovery from ancient global warming event

Huge congratulations to Professor Alberto Naveira Garabato who has been elected to the Fellowship of The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

The Fellowship of the Royal Society is one of the highest honours a scientist can achieve and recognises Professor Garabato’s immense contribution to the field of physical oceanography.

Southampton professor to receive Royal Society Fellowship Southampton professor to receive Royal Society Fellowship

For decades Antarctica defied global warming trends - until 2015 when everything changed ❄️

New research by our academics has uncovered a "triple-whammy" of climate chaos that flipped the Southern Ocean out of balance.

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Antarctica sea ice collapse driven by triple whammy of climate chaos Antarctica sea ice collapse driven by triple whammy of climate chaos

Our scientists have discovered an imbalance of nutrients in seawater can cause destructive diseases in corals 🪸

Their research at the Coral Reef Lab shows it could be driving infection more than the heat stress from warming oceans.

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Nutrient imbalance may drive coral disease more than heat stress Nutrient imbalance may drive coral disease more than heat stress

Fin whales reduce their calls by as much as 50% during seismic surveys, our researchers have found.

They are worried the surveys, which are used to find oil and gas, could impact whales' ability to communicate, navigate and forage.

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Professor Jon Copley has spoken to Sky News' Money blog about what it's like to be a marine biologist - from salaries to the reality of deep-sea expeditions and the biggest threat to our oceans.

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Marine biologist on salaries, tears and the one thing everyone could do to save the planet From discovering a "garden of Eden" at the bottom of the ocean to facing the consequences of human selfishness, a marine biologist gives the Money blog an exclusive insight into the highs and lows of his career.

Can renewable energy and nature work together?

In this video, first year PhD student Emily shares how her research explores the balance between climate targets, biodiversity, and local communities and how her PhD is helping her build skills beyond academia.

Can Renewable Energy and Nature Work Together? | Southampton PhD Can renewable energy and nature work together?In this video, a PhD researcher from the University of Southampton explains how her research explores the balan...

Hundreds of millions of years ago our planet was frozen, in a state called Snowball Earth. Researchers have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks which show how the climate would have fluctuated during one of the coldest periods in Earth’s history.

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Ancient rocks reveal annual climate cycles during Snowball Earth Ancient rocks reveal annual climate cycles during Snowball Earth

Professor John Marshall has spent the last 30 years exploring the Arctic, living and working in remote camps in extreme conditions.

In the New Year’s Honours List, John was awarded The Polar Medal in recognition of his outstanding achievements in polar research, which has included discovering new evidence of some of the world’s first forests and four-legged animals and a mass extinction event over 360 million years ago.

Listen to our podcast with John to find out more about his research - and what it's really like living and working in the Arctic.

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