BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal
Three 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 […]
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Scientists gather for urgent meeting on Arctic change
Read more of: Scientists gather for urgent meeting on Arctic changeLeading scientists gather at Davos today (18 January), with Al Gore and Christiana Figueres, for an urgent meeting on Arctic change. Growing concern prompts ‘Arctic Basecamp’ at World Economic Forum […]
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Polar oceanographer co-authors climate change Ladybird book with HRH Prince of Wales and Tony Juniper
Read more of: Polar oceanographer co-authors climate change Ladybird book with HRH Prince of Wales and Tony JuniperBritish Antarctic Survey scientist Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE has co-authored a book on climate change as part of the new Ladybird Expert series, it was announced today. Her co-authors are His […]
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Royal Astronomical Society honours BAS scientist
Read more of: Royal Astronomical Society honours BAS scientistDr Mervyn Freeman, Senior Space Weather Researcher at British Antarctic Survey, has been awarded the prestigious Chapman Medal in Geophysics by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). The medal recognises his […]
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Conservation plans to protect the albatross
Read more of: Conservation plans to protect the albatrossThe UK Overseas Territory of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands is this week launching an ambitious conservation effort to help protect the albatross. South Georgia is a globally important […]
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Giant iceberg set to calve from Larsen C Ice Shelf
Read more of: Giant iceberg set to calve from Larsen C Ice ShelfA huge iceberg, roughly the size of Norfolk, looks set to break away from the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. Larsen C is more than twice the size […]
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Double New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey Directors
Read more of: Double New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey DirectorsTwo leading polar scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have received awards in the 2017 New Year Honours list from Her Majesty the Queen. BAS Director, Professor Jane Francis, […]
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Sounds of Christmas from Bird Island
Read more of: Sounds of Christmas from Bird IslandDr Lucy Quinn is zoological field assistant at the British Antarctic Survey research station on Bird Island, South Georgia – a job which involves daily expeditions come rain or shine […]
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Arctic Basecamp will move to Davos
Read more of: Arctic Basecamp will move to DavosScience Summit will call on global leaders for immediate action on the Arctic A group of leading scientists have announced an Arctic Science Summit that will take place in Davos, […]
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Special feature highlights the value of biodiversity
Read more of: Special feature highlights the value of biodiversityScientists agree that meeting the ever-increasing needs of the Earth’s human population while maintaining biological diversity is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Despite bold international commitments, biodiversity […]
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New study puts shells under spotlight
Read more of: New study puts shells under spotlightA new study on how molluscs build their shells in the sub-zero waters of Antarctica is published today (Friday 11 November) in the journal Scientific Reports. A team of European […]
