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Human activities and their associated noise pollution are a major contributing factor in the deterioration of marine ecosystems. A team of researchers from the OGS and the University of Trieste has made significant advances in the field of noise-mapping in medium-scale marine environments, offering significant improvements for practical applications

This initiative is part of a survey and monitoring programme launched by the Presidency of the Sicilian Regional Government in collaboration with the INGV and the national and regional Civil Protection Departments

Knowledge and planning for the future of submerged areas

The Italian icebreaker Laura Bassi has concluded the 41st summer expedition of the PNRA after sailing for four months in the Ross Sea

As the 22nd winter mission of the PNRA kicks off at the Italian-French Concordia base, operations are coming to a close at the Mario Zucchelli Station in Terra Nova Bay. Here, research activities were conducted for the 41st summer campaign, which will continue aboard the N/R Laura Bassi until next March.

The RIVIERADE project has officially launched. Funded by the Horizon Europe programme with over €4.3 million and coordinated by OGS, it will bring together an international consortium of excellence over the next four years to develop new scientific tools and climate services to support climate

Climate change alters the distribution, diversity and composition of benthic species communities in the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the resulting effects include a reduction in distribution areas, migration, habitat fragmentation and the risk of extinction. The potential damage to food webs and key marine processes is severe

From 10 to 13 February, 400 researchers from across Italy for the 44th National Conference on Solid Earth Geophysics

The updated results of the ASAP (Adriatic Sensitive Areas Protection mechanism) project were presented today in Trieste. The project is funded by the Interreg IPA ADRION programme, it is led by the Executive Secretariat of the Central European Initiative (CEI), and it involves - for Italy - the OGS.

New research by OGS, University of Southampton, and University of Liverpool has analyzed the long-term impact of the activity of these planktonic microorganisms