They're the hulking hardware of a fossil fuel industry being blamed for climate change. But now scientists have discovered that North Sea oil rigs are being used as migratory stop-off points by ...
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There were thousands of ...
Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
Toby Doyle is affiliated with The University of Exeter. Eva Jimenez-Guri is affiliated with The University of Exeter. On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon ...
In the North Sea — between the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark — thousands of flies swarmed an oil rig. Engineer Craig Hannah noticed they'd stay still on the rig for hours, suddenly taking off all ...
In March 1980, the Alexander Kielland oil platform capsized in the North Sea after a support brace snapped from a cracked weld that engineers had already flagged as weak. Within 30 minutes, the ...
A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters. Researchers studied 121 marmalade hoverflies that landed on an oil rig in the ...
North Sea oil fields were were once described as ‘climate vandalism’ by Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary - Paul Campbell/PA Wire Two of the North Sea’s most controversial drilling projects are poised ...
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