IOCAS in Media
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Cause of Antarctic Ice Gain Identified
An international research team has revealed a previously overlooked climate link between the tropics and the Antarctic ice sheet.While the Antarctic ice sheet has lost mass at an average rate of about 140.5 billion metric tons a year over the past two decades, satellite data showed a striking reversal from 2021 to 2023, when the ice sheet gained 695 billion tons — the largest in...
Aug 21, 2026
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China Launches Large Offshore Lab for Coastal Eco-studies
China on Friday put into operation a large offshore platform for controlled in-situ experiments regarding coastal ecosystems, marking a new phase of systematic, intelligent and open coastal ecological research in the country.An aerial drone photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows the large offshore platform for controlled in-situ experiments on coastal ecosystems after being deployed in the Yellow Sea off Rongcheng in east China's Shandong Province. China on Friday put into oper...
Jul 13, 2026
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Climate Warming is Pushing Seaweed Aquaculture to Rethink Geographic and Biological Limits
Researchers from Qingdao demonstrate that wakame can be grown in subtropical Fujian province, opening new opportunities for seaweed aquaculture.Expanding wakame south: A subtropical seaweed aquaculture cultivation breakthrough has been reached in ChinaResearchers from Qingdao demonstrate that wakame can be grown in subtropical Fujian province, opening new opportunities for seaweed aquaculture. ...
Jul 09, 2026
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China Launches 15th Western Pacific Expedition Featuring LangYa Sensing and Forecasting Framework
China's comprehensive research vessel KEXUE departed from Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Saturday for an estimated 40-day mission in the western Pacific, marking the 15th voyage of a shared research cruise that began in 2010.A drone photo taken on July 4, 2026 shows China's comprehensive research vessel KEXUE departing from a port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. KEXUE departed here on Saturday for an estimated 40-day mission in the western Pacific, marking the 1...
Jul 08, 2026
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China Releases LangYa 2.0 AI Model for Full-blown Marine Phenomenon Forecasting
Chinese scientists on Saturday rolled out LangYa 2.0, a major upgrade that moves beyond basic sea variables to predict complex marine phenomena including typhoons, extreme rainfall and storm surges.Members of the AI oceanography research team at the Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences are pictured while developing the LangYa 2.0 AI model in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 20, 2026. (Photo by Zhang Yiyi/Xinhua...
Jun 08, 2026
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Chinese Scientists Reveal How Deep-sea Supergiant Organism Survives Five Years Without Food
Yet for the supergiant isopod, a distant relative of the common pill bug found in gardens with the size of a chunky tablet, this extreme fasting ability is simply an everyday strategy for surviving in one of the most food-starved habitats on Earth.This simulated image shows deep-sea isopods and their living environment. (Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via Xinhua)It sounds like a creature from a sci-fi thriller: a deep-sea supergiant organism that can survive mo...
Jun 08, 2026
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Decoding Ocean Mysteries: China's LangYa Large Model Set for Major Upgrade
When version 2.0 launches in June, LangYa 2.0 will be able to forecast not just the state of the sea, but its behavior, according to the team.In a coastal laboratory in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, a team of scientists is putting the final touches on an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to predict the ocean's most unpredictable behavior.Server hums echo across ...
May 22, 2026
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Could Triploid Kelp Cultivars Expand Seaweed Farming in the Face of Climate Change?
Seaweed farming research reveals triploid breeding that creates heat-tolerant, fast-growing kelp, boosting yields and cutting ecological risk.A breakthrough breeding method from China creates heat-tolerant, fast-growing sterile kelp to protect yields and expand seaweed farming as oceans warmSeaweed farming research reveals triploid breeding that creates heat-tolerant, fast-growing kelp, boost...
Feb 06, 2026
