@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social
A community of world-leading academics, students and professionals united in our passion for Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/about/faculties-schools-departments/school-of-ocean-and-earth-science
India's summer monsoon has been wilder and more extreme, despite overall rainfall hardly increasing.
PhD candidate Ligin Joseph writes for @ConversationUK about why this is happening and its devastating impact.
Read more 👇
theconversation.com/indias-monso...
Microscope image of foraminifera samples used in the research.
Our researchers @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social have examined 5 million year old plankton fossils as part of an international research project 🌊
The study suggests tropical Pacific Ocean ecosystems may be more resilient to climate warming than first feared.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/BpAlpo
People consume more added sugar during period of rising temperature and heatwaves, new research has found.
Dr Duo Chan was part of the team which analysed 15 years of shopping data and found sugar intake increases with temperature.
Read more👇
www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/09...
A small match stick shaped coral being mounted in the path of the XRay beam
Monitor showing coral sample number one in the beam line
Day 1 and coral 1 (of many) getting scanned at the Diamond synchrotron with @jtrendbio.bsky.social @tomarney.com and others! 🧪🌊🪸
12.08.2025 11:14 — 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
Offshore wind farm with multiple wind turbines standing in the ocean under a clear blue sky.
Our researchers are part of a new research expedition to find out if offshore wind farms could increase biodiversity and boost fisheries 🌊🌪️
Find out more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/yku9yvbnyh
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social
Lush, green mountain landscape at sunrise with rolling hills and misty valleys extending into the distance.
Could hot rocks deep beneath a massive mountain range in North America have resulted from the #US split from Greenland 80 million years ago?
Our expert @gernon.bsky.social says he has found out 👉 https://southampton.pulse.ly/ptlrjbvjf1
Our researchers will be talking about their work in the Galapagos Islands on Thursday evening at the @noc.ac.uk. There will also be a live link-up with the Charles Darwin Research Station on the islands.
Find out how you can be part of it 👉 https://noc-events.pulse.ly/ir9hp2nit6
White and yellow text, on a blue background with several round pictures of the UoS Roadshow taken at Southampton Mela 2024. The text says: University of Southampton, We are going to Southampton Mela Festival, Saturday 12th July 2025, 12-5PM, #UoSRoadshow. Accompanying logo: Southampton Mela Festival, artasia.org.uk.
We are ready to go! 🎉
Join researchers and staff from @unisouthampton.bsky.social, and friends of the Public and Community Engagement Hubs at #SouthamptonMela Festival this Saturday 12th July (12-5PM)!
#UoSRoadshow #UoSPCEHubs #WeAreUoS
@southamptonctu.bsky.social @johnhansardgallery.bsky.social
Person looking down over a map.
The 2025/26 Public Engagement Development Fund Call is now open!
Staff, PGRs and community partners can apply for funding to develop, explore and deliver projects that strengthen public engagement with our university’s research and its impact.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/44tkR57
"Antarctica is no longer the stable, frozen continent we once believed it to be. It is changing rapidly, and in ways that current climate models didn’t foresee."
Dr Alessandro Silvano writes about his latest research in @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/completely-u...
Washed foraminifera being picked for computer tomography and geochemical analysis.
CT models of internal or external growth structures, as well as shell thickness, of individual foraminifera.
Our researchers have conducted a groundbreaking analysis of prehistoric plankton 🔬
They have revealed how these microscopic organisms adapted to their environment not just across generations, but on a day-to-day basis.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/1ESp0h
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
Sunset over a polar seascape with icebergs floating on calm water. The sun is low on the horizon, casting warm hues of orange and pink across the sky and creating a vivid reflection on the water's surface. Dark clouds partially obscure parts of the sunset.
Our researchers have discovered an unexpected change in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.
Since 2015, it has lost sea ice equal to the size of Greenland. They found surface waters are becoming saltier, causing more melting.
Find out more 👉 tr.ee/gyaW0b
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @esa.int
Introducing Compound Flooding, and what this means for Vietnam's coastlines: research led by the University of Southampton is shaping strategies to manage complex flood risks in the Mekong Delta. Smarter planning can help protect lives.🌊
Watch the video 👇 youtu.be/o0VmcYcS6DU
A vivid scene of molten lava flowing from a volcanic eruption.
Rocky, arid Ethiopian landscape with scattered shrubs stretches towards distant rolling hills under a clear blue sky.
A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a backpack is kneeling on sandy ground, using a smartphone to take a close-up photo of a sedimentary rock formation.
Our scientists have discovered deep Earth pulses beneath Africa that are slowly, over millions of years, tearing the continent apart and forming a new ocean 🌊
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/Rj8ooV
Delighted to see Emma Watts' cool new Nature Geoscience study (with myself, @derekkeir.bsky.social and others) on the Afar plume featured so prominently in @thetimes.com today:
www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social
As part of our Faculty Inaugural Lecture Series—showcasing the work of our recently promoted Professors—Professor Clive Trueman delivered an engaging lecture, Using Chemistry to Unveil the Hidden Lives of Fishes. @clivetrue.bsky.social
Watch here 👇 youtu.be/LujaS7cpHxc
50 years on from the release of movie blockbuster Jaws, our shark expert @thesimslab.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social debates the so called 'Jaws effect', charting the fortunes of the 'great white' for @theconversation.com.
Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/5gCSPz
Southampton Palaeontology people by their display at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Incredibly proud and grateful for the amazing efforts of the Southampton team at the #LymeRegisFossilFestival. We spoke to 1000s of people, and several local schools. The students were brilliant. Thank you all for hard work.
@sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social
We're at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival with MRes and PhD students from @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social and @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social. It's schools day today, but the festival is a weekend of palaeobiological delight. Come along and say hello.
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social
Title slide- Earth evolution models and the past and future of life on our planet
Talking about the deep past and deep future of the Earth today at @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social / @noc.ac.uk Seminar at 3pm!
11.06.2025 07:10 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Associate Professor Ryan Reisinger, in a black puffer jacket and maroon beanie, stands on a boat with icy mountains and ocean in the background.
Colourful map showing humpback whale migration routes across the South Atlantic Ocean, with tracking lines connecting South America and Africa.
This #WorldOceansDay, we’re proud to share BlueCorridors.org - a game-changing WWF platform mapping 1,437 whales’ journeys from 31 years of data 🌊
Associate Professor Ryan Reisinger and PhD student Josh Wilson played a key role in its creation.
Explore the platform 👉 www.BlueCorridors.org
Climate scientist Prof Michael E. Mann speaks at the University of Southampton about training the next generation of globally aware marine and climate experts.
Prof Michael E. Mann visits a coral research lab at the University of Southampton, observing marine life and speaking with researchers.
Great to welcome climate scientist Prof @michaelemann.bsky.social for two days of engaging talks.
His visit sparked discussion on climate science, misinformation, and public engagement - areas where our research continues to make a global impact.
Four people sat around a bar table in The Stag's pub. All are looking to camera and smiling. The bar is behind them.
Pint of Science is coming to Southampton (May 19 to 21) 🍻🔬
Where science and beer join forces for a series of wacky and insightful sessions led by our amazing researchers 🤖
Read more 👉 tr.ee/0J2MLN
@pintofscience.uk
Our scientists have found evidence in Icelandic rocks that a 6th century ice age may have delivered the final blow to the Roman Empire, triggering famine, illness, and crop failures.
Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wRSr9
@gernon.bsky.social | @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social
A black basket of mollusc.
We are leading a new project to improve the sustainability of oyster, mussel and clam farming in South East Asia, which is threatened by climate change and other pressures.
Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wRQVL
@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @royalvetcollege.bsky.social @worldfish.bsky.social
Artwork of dinosaurs flying and fighting. Hidden in Stone exhibition. Image Credits: Anthony Hutchings.
Join us for the launch of Hidden in Stone, a public exhibition exploring 200 million years of life on the South Coast! Opening this weekend at God’s House Tower, Southampton until June 1st. Discover artwork, meet the researchers and artists!
More info 👉 bit.ly/43VN9qr
Cover of Elements Issue entitled Biomineral Geochemistry: Windows into Past Climates and Calcification. The picture shows amorphous calcium carbonate particles - the precursors to many biominerals
Very pleased to have co-edited the latest version of Elements Magazine (www.elementsmagazine.org) "Biomineral Geochemistry" with @amoeba-lab.bsky.social and Ros Rickaby. Topics range from controls on CaCO3 polymorph to the role of amorphous intermediate phases and "vital effects". 🧪🌊🪸⚒️
01.04.2025 12:22 — 👍 36 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
"The evidence provided by this study is critical for understanding potential long-term impacts." 🤝
New study reveals long-term impacts of #DeepSeaMining and first signs of biological recovery ➡️ noc.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
