Poor outlook for Antarctic biodiversity
An international study involving scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has debunked the popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental shape than the […]
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Raising Horizons: Portraits of women in science
Read more of: Raising Horizons: Portraits of women in scienceBAS Director features in photographic portraits of women in science
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Signy Island is hottest place in the Antarctic
Read more of: Signy Island is hottest place in the AntarcticA World Meteorological Organization (WMO) committee of experts announces this week (Wed 1 March) new records for the highest temperatures recorded in the Antarctic Region. The results are part of […]
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New footage shows crack in Larsen C Ice Shelf
Read more of: New footage shows crack in Larsen C Ice ShelfBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) recently captured this video footage of a huge crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, on the Antarctic Peninsula. Currently a huge iceberg, roughly the size […]
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Local weather plays part in retreat of glacier
Read more of: Local weather plays part in retreat of glacierLocal weather plays an important part in the retreat of the ice shelves in West Antarctica, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications today (Friday 17 February). […]
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Antarctic sea ice extent lowest on record
Read more of: Antarctic sea ice extent lowest on recordThis year the extent of summer sea ice in the Antarctic is the lowest on record. The Antarctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically towards end of February […]
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New study reveals what penguins eat
Read more of: New study reveals what penguins eatThe longest and most comprehensive study to date of what penguins eat is published this month. The study, published in the journal Marine Biology, examines the diets of gentoo penguins […]
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New study on how shellfish create their shells
Read more of: New study on how shellfish create their shellsA new study describing how shellfish create their shells in response to their environment is published today (Wednesday 8 February) in the journal Royal Society Open Science. The shells of […]
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Halley VI Research Station – relocation success
Read more of: Halley VI Research Station – relocation successBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) has successfully relocated Halley VI Research Station to its new home on the Brunt Ice Shelf. Operational teams have spent the past 13 weeks moving each […]
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Expedition to uncover the ‘lost’ meteorites of Antarctica
Read more of: Expedition to uncover the ‘lost’ meteorites of AntarcticaScientists from University of Manchester are preparing for the first ever UK-led meteorite hunting expedition to Antarctica, where they will seek out the ‘lost’ meteorites of the icy continent, which […]
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BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal
Read more of: BAS staff awarded the Polar MedalThree British Antarctic Survey (BAS) personnel, and one former member of staff, have been awarded the Polar Medal. The announcement was made last week (Friday 20 January 2017) in the […]
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Study of roundworm that returns to life after freezing
Read more of: Study of roundworm that returns to life after freezingThe first molecular study of an organism able to survive intracellular freezing (freezing within its cells) is published this week by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), in collaboration with researchers from […]
