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1. All aboard and bound for Antarctica

   The DS Wisconsin departs for Antarctica loaded with 4,500 tonnes of kit required to build the new Rothear Wharf

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2. Antarctic game features new videos

   ‘Ice Flows’, a free-to-use and interactive game, which demonstrates the impact of climate change in Antarctica now has an exciting new feature – explainer videos, narrated by the penguin characters […]

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3. Ice sheets growing from the base

   Fresh water freezing onto the bottom of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets leads to the formation of spectacular plume-shaped features, according to new research published today (7th November) in […]

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4. Prestigious award for BAS early career scientist

   Congratulations to Dr Emilie Capron who has been awarded the prestigious Early Career Scientist Award of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). Dr Capron is a palaeoclimatologist at British […]

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5. Eyes on ice – medical research from Antarctica

   Medical research in Antarctica

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6. Scientists join policy makers to discuss conservation

   BAS marine researchers join nearly 300 international delegates at the annual meeting of the Convention on the Conservation or Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) beginning in Hobart today. For the […]

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7. Funding success for British Antarctic Survey

   New funding stream for sustainable observation and unique BAS British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientific capabilities

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8. Measuring glaciers in the Himalayan mountains

   Technology pioneered in Antarctica could soon be providing much-needed data on the amount of ice in the glaciers of High Mountain Asia thanks to an ingenious helicopter-mounted, low-frequency radar developed […]

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9. Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows decline

   Results from a 21-year study into the breeding success of gentoo penguins at a well-known tourist site in Antarctica, reveal a 25% reduction in breeding pairs and a decrease of […]

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10. Our experts comment on IPCC report

    Expert comment on IPCC Special Report

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11. Medical Evacuation Successfully Completed

    A medical evacuation from the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station was successfully completed this weekend. The evacuation was a precautionary measure in order for the patient to be […]

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12. Practice makes perfect

    The construction team responsible for building a new Antarctic wharf at Rothera Research Station  have been practicing full-scale assembly of the 30 tonne steel rigs in Southampton before deployment South. […]

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