by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 10, 2026
Advancing Europe’s Ocean Research, Skills and Innovation Agenda Taking place during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Atlantic Summit will bring together leaders and stakeholders from ocean research, policy, industry and society. This...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 2, 2026 | News
We are pleased to share the May 2026 edition of the Marine Microbiome Newsletter. This issue explores how marine microbes may provide some of the earliest signals of environmental change in the ocean. In our feature article, Invisible First Responders: Marine...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Feb 5, 2026 | News
How oil research protects ocean health. Understanding oil spills, offshore drilling, and marine pollution starts before any accident happens. In this episode, marine microbial oceanographer Dr. Alice Ortmann explains how scientists collect baseline ocean data to...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jan 22, 2026 | News
Connecting microscopic processes to global change for climate literate societies Ocean microbes are invisible yet indispensable: they drive key biogeochemical cycles, influence how carbon and nutrients move through the Earth system, and mediate responses to warming,...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Dec 30, 2025 | News
For decades, models and culture experiments hinted that the ocean’s most abundant photosynthetic microbe—Prochlorococcus—would hold its own in a warming ocean. New work in Nature Microbiology paints a sharper picture: by fusing shipboard observations with...
