UK takes vaccines to Antarctica
A consignment of AstraZeneca vaccines has been received by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Rothera Research Station in Antarctica – the furthest south any British Covid-19 vaccine has yet travelled. […]
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Immersive science-art exhibition opens at Glasgow Science Centre
Read more of: Immersive science-art exhibition opens at Glasgow Science CentreA new immersive exhibition, Polar Zero, opens at Glasgow Science Centre this weekend (2 October), injecting an artistic and cultural dimension to the climate negotiations at the Conference of the […]
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Britain’s Arctic Research Station celebrates 30 years of science and monitoring climate change
Read more of: Britain’s Arctic Research Station celebrates 30 years of science and monitoring climate changeThe Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard in Norway, the UK’s permanent Arctic research facility, celebrates its 30 years anniversary this week (Tuesday 28 September) as it continues to undertake critical […]
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Chaotic formation of genetic islands among marine molluscs
Read more of: Chaotic formation of genetic islands among marine molluscsNew research by scientists at British Antarctic Survey and Bielefeld University explains how the chaotic formation of genetic islands can occur in marine molluscs. Usually, the individuals of a population […]
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‘MRI’ scan reveals spectacular ice age landscapes beneath the North Sea
Read more of: ‘MRI’ scan reveals spectacular ice age landscapes beneath the North SeaSpectacular ice age landscapes beneath the North Sea have been discovered using 3D seismic reflection technology. Similar to MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) the images reveal in unprecedented detail huge seafloor […]
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Artificial intelligence to help predict Arctic sea ice loss
Read more of: Artificial intelligence to help predict Arctic sea ice lossA new AI (artificial intelligence) tool is set to enable scientists to more accurately forecast Arctic sea ice conditions months into the future. The improved predictions could underpin new early-warning […]
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RRS James Clark Ross sold
Read more of: RRS James Clark Ross soldAfter 30 years of service with British Antarctic Survey the RRS James Clark Ross has been sold to the Ukrainian National Antarctic Scientific Centre. This is the second time that […]
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Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton community
Read more of: Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton communityWarming water and receding sea ice in the Western Antarctic Peninsula is changing the local plankton community with potential consequences for climate change, according to an international team of researchers. […]
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Report on first phase of Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative
Read more of: Report on first phase of Diversity in UK Polar Science InitiativeOutcomes of the first phase of the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI) are promoted this month
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IPCC: Polar scientists welcome Climate Change Assessment
Read more of: IPCC: Polar scientists welcome Climate Change AssessmentCAMBRIDGE: British Antarctic Survey welcomes the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 component of its Sixth Assessment Report. This assessment brings together the latest advances in […]
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Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development
Read more of: Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill developmentPlastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published today (4 August 2021) in Marine Frontiers reveals. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) […]
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Climate change risk to emperor penguins
Read more of: Climate change risk to emperor penguinsBritish Antarctic Survey scientists have contributed to a new study published today (3 August) which provides valuable new data highlighting how emperor penguins extinction risk is increased due to rapid […]
