Large iceberg breaks off Pine Island Glacier
Latest 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 […]
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World Ozone Day: 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol
Read more of: World Ozone Day: 30th anniversary of Montreal ProtocolThis week (Saturday 16 September), marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. It is one of the most successful […]
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Zooplankton resilient to long-term warming
Read more of: Zooplankton resilient to long-term warmingTemperature plays an important role in the distribution of ocean plankton communities and has the potential to cause major distribution shifts, as recently observed in the Arctic. A new study […]
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Update – polar ship stern block arrives in Birkenhead
Read more of: Update – polar ship stern block arrives in BirkenheadThe “stern section” of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, arrived at Cammell Laird’s shipyard in Birkenhead this weekend (27 August 2017). The video […]
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New map of South Georgia unveiled
Read more of: New map of South Georgia unveiledA team of cartographers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has re-produced a high-resolution updated map of the sub-antarctic island of South Georgia. The island, situated at 37°W 54°10’S is a […]
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BAS Oceanographer selected for Special IPCC Report
Read more of: BAS Oceanographer selected for Special IPCC ReportThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has selected Professor Mike Meredith from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to be a coordinating lead author for a Special Report on the Ocean […]
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Air unit awarded prestigious aviation award
Read more of: Air unit awarded prestigious aviation awardThe British Antarctic Survey Air Unit have been awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy for 2017 by The Honourable Company of Air Pilots. This is a considerable acknowledgement of the regard held […]
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Science Minister opens new Aurora Innovation Centre
Read more of: Science Minister opens new Aurora Innovation CentreThe new Aurora Innovation Centre that will support cross-discipline research to tackle environmental challenges and increase the real-world benefit of polar research was officially opened today (Friday 21 July) by […]
