Researchers identify biggest threats to Larsen C ice shelf
A new study by scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has used computer modelling to rank the factors responsible for the Larsen C ice shelf melt according to their severity.
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Study underway as Antarctic sea ice extent at record level
Read more of: Study underway as Antarctic sea ice extent at record levelA £5m project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to investigate the complex changes seen in sea ice around the Antarctic begins this month (March 2022) as the […]
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BAS response to the invasion of Ukraine
Read more of: BAS response to the invasion of UkraineBritish Antarctic Survey, as part of Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine. Please […]
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Job opportunities in Antarctica
Read more of: Job opportunities in AntarcticaLooking for a new challenge? British Antarctic Survey has launched its latest recruitment campaign for a wide range of jobs in Antarctica for the 2022/23 Antarctic season. Antarctica is the […]
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Scientists discover Antarctica’s hidden geological past
Read more of: Scientists discover Antarctica’s hidden geological pastEast Antarctica is the least known region of Earth. Studying this remote part of the continent is extremely difficult, requiring researchers to look beneath kilometres of blanketing ice.
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Automation in place at Halley VI Research Station
Read more of: Automation in place at Halley VI Research StationIn late February, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Halley VI Research Station closed for the 2021/22 season. The season saw some major developments at the station, including several significant improvements and additions to its automated systems.
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Heat source melting Greenland Ice Sheet discovered
Read more of: Heat source melting Greenland Ice Sheet discoveredA new study has found that the world’s second-largest ice sheet is generating huge amounts of heat. Researchers including BAS oceanographer Dr Keith Nicholls have observed extremely high rates of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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Drilling of oldest ice on Earth completed
Read more of: Drilling of oldest ice on Earth completedThe first ice core drilling campaign of Beyond Epica-Oldest Ice has been successfully completed at the remote Little Dome C site in Antarctica – one of the most extreme places […]
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Connecting under-represented groups with science berths
Read more of: Connecting under-represented groups with science berthsBritish Antarctic Survey has teamed up with the National Oceanography Centre and the University of Glasgow to champion the FindAScienceBerth project, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. The project […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough collaborates with cruise ship
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough collaborates with cruise shipRRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) has collaborated with the cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot in its efforts to deliver critical science cargo to the English Coast, Antarctica in support of the […]
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Antarctica as testing site ahead of mission to icy moons
Read more of: Antarctica as testing site ahead of mission to icy moonsScientists have deployed a network of seismometers onto Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in an experiment that will test the instrument’s ability to operate on icy moons in the Solar System. […]
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Deep insight into Arctic from MOSAiC expedition
Read more of: Deep insight into Arctic from MOSAiC expeditionNew research papers from the one-year MOSAiC expedition to study the Arctic have yielded new understanding about the region. Hundreds of international researchers are currently analysing observations from the MOSAiC […]
