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1. Antarctic species in the face of a changing ocean

   A 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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2. Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at risk

   A 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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3. First Antarctic construction season success

   ANTARCTICA: 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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4. Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity

   A 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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5. Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice Shelf

   A 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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6. New polar ship takes to water once again

   New polar ship takes to the water once again

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7. Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern Ocean

   A 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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8. Construction of new wharf begins as first frame is lowered into place

   A 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.

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9. Marine research expedition sets sail for the South Atlantic

   A team of scientists set sail this week (12 March) for the remote South Atlantic islands of Tristan da Cunha and St Helena. This mission is part of BAS’ commitment […]

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10. BBC Radio 4 Today Programme in the Arctic

    The NERC Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, is delighted to be hosting the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this week (12-14 March 2019), including science editor Tom Feilden and presenter […]

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11. Expedition to Larsen C ice shelf thwarted by sea ice

    Sea-ice conditions have prevented the Research Icebreaker Polarstern from reaching the Larsen Ice Shelf and the calving areas of iceberg A68.

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12. The evolving role of women at BAS

    British Antarctic Survey (BAS) reflects and celebrates the role of women within our organisation.

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