Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival
An international study involving British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has shed light on how the larvae of Antarctic krill – small shrimp-like crustaceans – use sea ice to ensure their […]
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Halley VI Research Station ready for 2017 summer season
Read more of: Halley VI Research Station ready for 2017 summer seasonStation opens for 2017 summer season
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BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in Bonn
Read more of: BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in BonnThis week (10-11 November) leading scientists and experts from EU-funded research programmes engage with political leaders from the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic to examine the economic and social consequences […]
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The RRS Sir David Attenborough in the virtual wind tunnel
Read more of: The RRS Sir David Attenborough in the virtual wind tunnelThe RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) just got another step closer to completion as the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) investigated the aerodynamic performance of Britain’s new polar research vessel using a computer generated ‘virtual wind tunnel’
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BBC Blockbuster Blue Planet II returns
Read more of: BBC Blockbuster Blue Planet II returnsBlue Planet II – the nature documentary that explores the deepest and darkest realms of the world’s oceans – is back on the BBC some 16 years after it was […]
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New study calls for unified research to understand changing ecosystems
Read more of: New study calls for unified research to understand changing ecosystemsA new multidisciplinary study led by scientists at British Antarctic Study (BAS) stresses the need for an integrated approach to understand the effects of climate change on Antarctic marine ecosystems. […]
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Milestone in construction of RRS Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: Milestone in construction of RRS Sir David AttenboroughRolls-Royce is marking a major milestone on the journey towards the completion of Britain’s new polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough being built by Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird.
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Large iceberg breaks off Pine Island Glacier
Read more of: Large iceberg breaks off Pine Island GlacierLatest satellite images reveal a new 100-square-mile iceberg emerging from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. The calving event did not come as a complete surprise, but is a troubling sign with […]
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Arctic sea ice at minimum extent for 2017
Read more of: Arctic sea ice at minimum extent for 2017Arctic sea ice extent has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 4.64 million square kilometers (1.79 million square miles) on September 13, 2017, according to a team […]
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Marine snails know how to budget their housing costs
Read more of: Marine snails know how to budget their housing costsFor nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold water relatives. New research, led by the […]
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Science cruise departs ahead of Discovery Investigations anniversary
Read more of: Science cruise departs ahead of Discovery Investigations anniversaryToday the royal research ship RRS Discovery will depart Southampton for an ambitious science expedition to the ocean around South Georgia. This expedition will take place almost 100 years after […]
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Special protection for area exposed by Larsen C iceberg
Read more of: Special protection for area exposed by Larsen C icebergAn international agreement is now in place to give special protection to the area of ocean left exposed when one of the largest icebergs ever recorded broke free from the […]
