New map of South Georgia wins award
British Antarctic Survey’s detailed map of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia featuring the epic “Shackleton Crossing” has won an award at the 2018 British Cartography Society Awards. The map, […]
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BAS scientist joins research ship ‘drifting’ past North Pole
Read more of: BAS scientist joins research ship ‘drifting’ past North PoleUK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship, RV Polarstern, is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past […]
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Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Read more of: Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon GanymedeUnderstanding of how Jupiter’s magnetic field interacts with its moons and with intense particle radiation.
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“Thermal scar” from dinosaur era still warming base of Greenland Ice Sheet, new findings show
Read more of: “Thermal scar” from dinosaur era still warming base of Greenland Ice Sheet, new findings showA new ‘heat map’ shows, in unprecedented detail, how geothermal heat is escaping through the Earth’s surface beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. This is critical information for enabling scientists to […]
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Update – new polar ship superstructure lifted onto hull
Read more of: Update – new polar ship superstructure lifted onto hullBIRKENHEAD. The superstructure of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, is now on top of the hull. Following the launch of the RRS Sir […]
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State of the Polar Oceans report published
Read more of: State of the Polar Oceans report publishedReport 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. […]
