Science & Technology

With the planet at a critical crossroads for climate change, reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide has become increasingly urgent.

Last week, Microsoft announced the strategic partnership that Aker BP, SLB and Halliburton are part of. This collaboration aims to develop Data Mesh, an innovative solution designed to revolutionize the efficiency and data availability for energy companies.

An international research team, led by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has shown how the collapse of a major volcanic eruption into the ocean triggered the fastest underwater flows ever recorded.

NOAA has announced $24 million for projects that will tackle the climate crisis by researching marine carbon dioxide removal strategies, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

The UK’s voice of maritime engineering and marine science, the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI), is staging an event aiming to galvanize the UK’s world leading marine robotics sector during London International Shipping Week. 

MIT researchers have demonstrated the first system for ultra-low-power underwater networking and communication, which can transmit signals across kilometer-scale distances.

NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold two hiring events in New England in September to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The first event will be in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on Sept. 26 and the second in Warwick, Rhode Island on Sept. 28.

Boxfish Research is excited to announce the official renaming to Boxfish Robotics. The decision reflects the company's evolving focus and product line, emphasizing its commitment to underwater exploration and robotics technology.

Saildrone, a world leader in uncrewed surface vehicles and autonomous ocean data collection, together with RPS, a leading provider of protected species monitoring and mitigation compliance services, announced today the completion of the first phase of a project to create a monitoring network to detect, classify, and localize marine mammals.

Cellula Robotics Ltd. proudly announces a monumental moment in a project that commenced in early 2023, showcasing the company's dedication to advancing Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (XLUUVs).

Seafields—a carbon removal company based in the UK—has shared details of the world’s first seaweed biomass sinking trials for carbon removal to test the impact on the surrounding environment. This is the world’s first sinking test of its kind, and the first test to assess environmental impact.

The ocean will play a key role in efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).