Greenland science expedition to unveil critical climate insights
Scottish Association for Marine Science
Published: 11 March 2026
The KANG-GLAC project sends 40 scientists aboard RRS Sir David Attenborough to study Greenland glaciers, meltwater-ocean interactions, and marine ecosystem changes over the Holocene.
Keywords: Greenland, glaciers, meltwater, marine ecosystems, climate change, RRS Sir David Attenborough, Arctic, KANG-GLAC
Drifting with the clouds: COMPEX campaign investigates Arctic clouds over sea ice
Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)
Published: 13 March 2026
AWI launches the COMPEX campaign using Polar 5 aircraft from Svalbard to study how Arctic clouds influence rapid polar warming, with 80 flight hours planned through mid-April.
Keywords: Arctic, clouds, sea ice, COMPEX, Svalbard, Polar 5, climate change, polar warming
New autonomous catamaran is perfect fit to ramp up AIMS marine monitoring
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Published: 5 March 2026
AIMS deployed its world-first ReefCat autonomous surface vehicle to survey coral reefs near Cairns, using machine learning to identify optimal locations for large-scale coral restoration seeding.
Keywords: autonomous vehicle, coral reef, marine monitoring, artificial intelligence, Great Barrier Reef, reef restoration, robotics
