FEATURED PAPER: Record temperature at Signy
On 30th January 1982, a record high temperature of +19.8°C was measured at Signy Research Station – a record for any station south of 60°S. In this paper, we examined […]
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First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Read more of: First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystemA team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice […]
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Sea butterflies repair shell damage from ocean acidification
Read more of: Sea butterflies repair shell damage from ocean acidificationA new study of tiny marine snails called sea butterflies shows the great lengths these animals go to repair damage caused by ocean acidification. The paper, led by researchers at […]
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Life in the slow lane
Read more of: Life in the slow laneA new study from British Antarctic Survey shows how five common Antarctic marine invertebrates (animals without a backbone) use less energy to feed, grow and reproduce than their temperate and […]
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Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zone
Read more of: Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zoneA new study from the British Antarctic Survey shows how lanternfish, small bioluminescent fish, are likely to respond to the warming of the Southern Ocean. Lanternfish are one of the […]
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Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right Whales
Read more of: Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right WhalesAn international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia this month (January) to carry out the first scientific whale survey […]
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New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey scientist
Read more of: New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey scientistOur congratulations go to Dr Phil Trathan who has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Southern Ocean science and conservation. Dr […]
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Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths
Read more of: Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depthsA new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]
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Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away
Read more of: Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far awayA thinning of small areas of floating ice at Antarctica’s coast can accelerate the movement of ice grounded on rocks hundreds of kilometres away, a new study involving scientists from […]
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Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invited
Read more of: Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invitedApplications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2018/19 field season. The closing date is 5th March 2018. CASS provides opportunities for UK-based […]
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Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates
Read more of: Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegratesAn animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a […]
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Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change
Read more of: Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental changeThe populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the […]
