Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths
A new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]
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Honorary appointment for BAS Director
Read more of: Honorary appointment for BAS DirectorProfessor Dame Jane Francis is appointed Chancellor at University of Leeds
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Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away
Read more of: Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far awayA thinning of small areas of floating ice at Antarctica’s coast can accelerate the movement of ice grounded on rocks hundreds of kilometres away, a new study involving scientists from […]
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Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invited
Read more of: Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invitedApplications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2018/19 field season. The closing date is 5th March 2018. CASS provides opportunities for UK-based […]
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Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates
Read more of: Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegratesAn animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a […]
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Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival
Read more of: Study sheds new light on krill larvae survivalAn 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.
