News
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MAE has moved to Radix!
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Green sea turtle digging its own watery grave due to invasion of non-native seagrass
- Seagrass species from the Red Sea is outcompeting the native seagrass species in the Caribbean, where the green sea turtle lives. These iconic turtles... -
Environmental experts: oil platforms present ecological opportunities
- The sea around oil and gas platforms often brims with life, with room for endangered and exotic species. However, under current regulations obsolete... -
MAE is helping clean the North Sea
- The North Sea is of great economic, cultural and ecological importance to the Netherlands. To keep it healthy, the 'Duik de Noordzee Schoon'... -
Wind farms may aid recovery of sea life
- Prof. Tinka Murk argues the importance of wind turbines in aiding the recovery of sea life with Down to Earth, a platform for green journalism. In the... -
More plastic in Pacific Ocean than expected
- There is more plastic floating around in the oceans as scientists had previously thought. The Ocean Cleanup comes with a new estimate of 80.000 tons... -
Deep-sea sponge research in Canada
- Two weeks ago MAE PhD candidate Erik Wurz started an experiment investigating the impact of suspended natural bottom sediment on the deep-sea sponge... -
National Geographic speaks with Lisa Becking on rare Jellyfish Lakes
- Lisa Becking talks about the work she (and some MAE students!) have been doing in Indonesia on these unique lakes filled with jellyfish. -
Lisa Becking joins the Young Academy
- Last November, Lisa Becking was elected to become a member of the prestigious Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences... -
Effects oil spill will linger for decades
- Though it is an environmental disaster, it might be one with the least disasterous impact: the explosion of the oil tanker Sanchi in the Chinese Sea....