State of the Polar Oceans report published
Report published July 2018
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Launch of RRS Sir David Attenborough – in pictures
Read more of: Launch of RRS Sir David Attenborough – in picturesThe majestic red hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough glided in the River Mersey on Saturday 14 July. The launch button was pressed by the naturalist and broadcaster Sir […]
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New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’
Read more of: New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’RRS Sir David Attenborough hull launch into River Mersey 14 July Update 20 July 2018 – watch video of launch A major milestone in the build of the UK’s state-of-the-art […]
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Science meetings on conservation of Southern Ocean
Read more of: Science meetings on conservation of Southern OceanScience meetings of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) take place over the next two weeks (starting 2 July 2018) at the Cambridge Headquarters of […]
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In old age, efficiency is key to successful parenting
Read more of: In old age, efficiency is key to successful parentingOld albatrosses that are more efficient at finding food during migration are more likely to successfully raise young, new research shows. A study led by the British Antarctic Survey, in […]
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Scientists convene to discuss next steps for polar research
Read more of: Scientists convene to discuss next steps for polar researchScientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) join over 1500 polar experts in Davos, Switzerland this week, to discuss the big issues and next steps for research in the polar regions. […]
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New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrank
Read more of: New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrankPine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-flowing glaciers in Antarctica. Over the last eleven years, four major icebergs have broken off from its floating ice shelf. […]
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British Antarctic Survey archives awarded United Nations recognition
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey archives awarded United Nations recognitionA collection of reports and photos from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), documenting the UK’s leading role in the modern era of Antarctic exploration, is being inscribed onto UNESCO’s UK […]
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Fungi respire millennium-old carbon from Antarctic soil
Read more of: Fungi respire millennium-old carbon from Antarctic soilFungi in Antarctic soils release carbon that is more than a thousand years old, a team led by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has found. This discovery sheds light on how carbon is released into the atmosphere as polar regions warm.
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Hay Festival short film highlights Antarctic climate science
Read more of: Hay Festival short film highlights Antarctic climate scienceLeading climate scientist and BAS oceanographer Dr Emily Shuckburgh worked with award-winning author and illustrator Chris Haughton to create the short film Message from Antarctica. This is part of the […]
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Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South Pole
Read more of: Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South PoleRevealing Antarctica’s hidden world
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Special issue on how oceans are changing
Read more of: Special issue on how oceans are changingThe seas around the Antarctic Peninsula are biologically extremely rich, but are climatically sensitive, having experienced some of the fastest warming globally in recent decades. A special issue of the […]
