Antarctica as testing site ahead of mission to icy moons
Scientists 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 […]
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More fish in ‘twilight zone’ than previously thought
Read more of: More fish in ‘twilight zone’ than previously thoughtA new study highlights there could be up to four times more fish in the mesopelagic, or ‘twilight’, zone of the Southern Ocean than previously thought. Scientists at British Antarctic […]
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Polar medals awarded to BAS staff
Read more of: Polar medals awarded to BAS staffThree British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff have been awarded the Polar Medal. The announcement was published last week (Friday 28 January) in the London Gazette. Melody Clark is a molecular […]
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Creating a more inclusive workspace in UK polar science
Read more of: Creating a more inclusive workspace in UK polar scienceThe first observations from the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI) describes the efforts required to create a more inclusive workplace in UK polar science. The editorial is published […]
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Labs in Antarctica and Cambridge Receive Sustainability Award
Read more of: Labs in Antarctica and Cambridge Receive Sustainability AwardScientific 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) […]
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BAS scientist awarded Gold Medal by Royal Astronomical Society
Read more of: BAS scientist awarded Gold Medal by Royal Astronomical SocietyThe 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. […]
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Grant to understand future impacts on atmospheric prediction
Read more of: Grant to understand future impacts on atmospheric predictionA 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, […]
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Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply now
Read more of: Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply nowApplications 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 […]
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BAS palaeontologist part of discovery of ‘sea dragon’ fossil
Read more of: BAS palaeontologist part of discovery of ‘sea dragon’ fossilThe 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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New polar research ship embodies ‘spirit of Shackleton’
Read more of: New polar research ship embodies ‘spirit of Shackleton’One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the UK’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be exploring the very […]
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Celebrating Christmas in Antarctica 2021
Read more of: Celebrating Christmas in Antarctica 20212021 has been a rollercoaster year for British Antarctic Survey, operating research stations in the Antarctic and the sub-Antarctic through the Covid-19 pandemic, while our new polar research vessel, the […]
