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‘Mega iceberg’ releases billions of tonnes of fresh water into ocean

Scientists monitoring the giant A68a iceberg from space reveal that a huge amount of fresh water was released as it melted around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. An …

Labs in Antarctica and Cambridge Receive Sustainability Award

Scientific labs at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in their Cambridge headquarters and at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica have achieved a sustainability award from the Laboratory Sustainability Efficiency Assessment (LEAF) …

BAS scientist awarded Gold Medal by Royal Astronomical Society

The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded the 2022 Gold Medal for Geophysics to Professor Richard B Horne for his outstanding contributions to our understanding of the physics underlying space weather. …

Grant to understand future impacts on atmospheric prediction

A new project to improve scientists understanding of the impact of space weather and climate change on the atmosphere starts this month (January 2022). A team from British Antarctic Survey, …

Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply now

Applications to carry out small-scale research projects in the Antarctic in the 2022/23 season are invited from UK-based researchers. The Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) provides opportunities for scientists in …

BAS palaeontologist part of discovery of ‘sea dragon’ fossil

The fossilised remains of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur, known as a ‘Sea Dragon’, has been discovered at the Rutland Water Nature Reserve, in the East Midlands. It is the biggest and …

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‘Mega iceberg’ releases billions of tonnes of fresh water into ocean

Labs in Antarctica and Cambridge Receive Sustainability Award

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‘Mega iceberg’ releases billions of tonnes of fresh water into ocean

Labs in Antarctica and Cambridge Receive Sustainability Award

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