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Monday 21 October 2024
Europe's ocean scientists launch advice for governments_Navigating the Future VI
Leading European Ocean scientists have launched Navigating the Future VI (NFVI), a publication which provides governments, policymakers and funders with robust, independent scientific advice, focusing on the critical role the Ocean plays in the wider…
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Science-Design Collaboration to Tackle Climate Change with two participating NIOZ scientists
Collaborations for Future is a pioneering initiative uniting climate scientists and designers to confront global climate challenges. Launched by Foundation We Are in partnership with scientists from NIOZ, KNMI, TU Eindhoven, PBL, and University…
Wednesday 25 September 2024
The fate of marine plastics in subtropical waters
Plastic pollution of the marine environment is a pressing issue, with wide-reaching implications for marine life, human health, and economies dependent on coastal tourism and fisheries. Maaike Goudriaan has focused her PhD research project on better…
Thursday 05 September 2024
Rare whale species observed during Antarctic expedition
Research on the relationship between sea ice and the Southern Ocean food web investigates various components of that food web, including the so-called ‘top predators’, or seabirds and marine mammals. To map their numbers and distribution, observers…
Thursday 29 August 2024
Tracing the evolutionary history of cellular life
What shape does the 'tree of life' have? This visual framework representing the evolutionary relationships between and among organisms from our ancient microbial ancestors to today, was a focal point of the PhD of NIOZ biologist Tara Mahendrarajah.…
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Veni Grant by NWO for research on Saharan mineral dust and its role in a changing climate
Dr. Michèlle van der Does, a postdoctoral researcher who completed her PhD dissertation in 2018 with Jan-Berend Stuut at NIOZ, has been awarded a Veni grant from NWO. In her Veni research, Van der Does will focus on the complex interactions between…
Friday 12 July 2024
High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes
Methane, a strong greenhouse gas that naturally escapes from the bottom of the North Sea, is affected by the pressure of high or low tide. Methane emissions from the seafloor can be just easily three times as much or as little, depending on the tide.…
Friday 12 July 2024
Genetic insights shed light on shiny bacteria
Some bacteria form colonies that display striking, reflective colours. An international, interdisciplinary team with NIOZ researchers Henk Bolhuis and Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt, gained new genetic insights into the formation of such colours which…
Friday 21 June 2024
CO2 puts heavier stamp on temperature than thought
A doubling of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere could cause an increase in the average temperature on earth from 7 to even a maximum of 14 degrees. That is shown in the analysis of sediments from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, by…
Wednesday 05 June 2024
Deep sea microbes can adapt their basic building blocks
Every microbe uses the element phosphorus to build its outer protective layer. Just like all cells in our human body. But what if there is almost no phosphorus available, which is the case in some areas of the deep sea? An international team lead by…
