Reaffirmed international commitment to Antarctic Treaty
PRAGUE 11 July 2019 Twenty-nine nations today [11 July 2019] reaffirm their commitment to the treaty that protects and preserves Antarctica as a continent for peace and science. Sixty years […]
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Space weather causes radiation damage to satellites
Read more of: Space weather causes radiation damage to satellitesThe use of electric propulsion for raising satellites into geostationary orbit can result in significant solar cell degradation according to a new study. The extended journey results in greater exposure […]
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Midwinter Celebrations in Antarctica
Read more of: Midwinter Celebrations in AntarcticaBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) are celebrating Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica. In a tradition which began in the days of Captain Scott, today’s event (Friday 21 June) marks the shortest, and […]
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Boaty McBoatface sheds light on warming ocean abyss
Read more of: Boaty McBoatface sheds light on warming ocean abyssThe debut mission involving the autonomous submarine Autosub Long Range – affectionately known as Boaty McBoatface – has for the first time shed light on a key process linking increasing […]
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Antarctic species in the face of a changing ocean
Read more of: Antarctic species in the face of a changing oceanA new study reveals how marine life around Antarctica will fare in an ocean which has declining levels of oxygen. Writing in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society […]
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Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at risk
Read more of: Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at riskA new study highlights that sub-Antarctic seabirds are most at risk from unsustainable fishing during the southern hemisphere winter and in the south Atlantic and Southwest Indian Oceans. The link […]
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First Antarctic construction season success
Read more of: First Antarctic construction season successANTARCTICA: At the onset of the Antarctic winter British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station bids farewell to 50 construction workers. They have spent the last six months building the […]
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Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity
Read more of: Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversityA new study by BAS scientists and collaborators in the Netherlands shows that seal and penguin poo is key to Antarctic biodiversity on land. By studying concentrations of nitrogen-rich guano […]
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Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice Shelf
Read more of: Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice ShelfA section of the world’s largest ice shelf in Antarctica – around the size of Spain – is melting 10 times faster than average and warm ocean currents beneath it […]
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New polar ship takes to water once again
Read more of: New polar ship takes to water once againNew polar ship takes to the water once again
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Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern Ocean
Read more of: Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern OceanA team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey has for the first time mapped the deepest part of the South Sandwich Trench in the Southern Ocean. This part of […]
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Construction of new wharf begins as first frame is lowered into place
Read more of: Construction of new wharf begins as first frame is lowered into placeA major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new wharf at Rothera Research Station. The first of 20 steel frames, forming the skeleten of the new structure, has been lowered into place in a piece of precision engineering.
