Researchers there conduct studies in astrophysics, biology, medicine, geology, glaciology and ocean and climate systems.

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The filmmaker said more money should be put into ocean science - and that it was essential to explore the biology and the chemistry of the deepsea.

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Studying coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean, the researchers of the report published in "Current Biology" found that overfishing is at its worst in areas that are socio-economically underdeveloped.

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When she realised she would never be Linnaeus or Mendel, or even an ocean-going naturalist like Darwin, she turned her back on biology and became a storyteller instead.

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