Midwinter’s Day 2017
As darkness cloaks Antarctica, science and support staff wintering across the white continent will today celebrate Midwinter’s Day – the shortest day in the Austral winter. With some staff experiencing […]
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Team discovers sub-glacial lake from over 20,000 years ago
Read more of: Team discovers sub-glacial lake from over 20,000 years agoResearchers have provided new evidence that large sub-glacial lakes existed under the West Antarctic Ice Sheet during the last glacial period – around 20,000 years ago – a period when […]
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Plastic pollution in the Antarctic worse than expected
Read more of: Plastic pollution in the Antarctic worse than expectedThe levels of microplastic particles accumulating in the Antarctic are much worse than expected, a team of experts has warned. The continent is considered to be a pristine wilderness compared […]
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British Antarctic Survey at Bluedot Festival 2017
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey at Bluedot Festival 2017British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is delighted to be participating in this year’s Bluedot music festival in Macclesfield 7-9 July. The event, which last year attracted over 20,000 visitors, is billed […]
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Horizon Antarctica Ice Station Rescue on BBC Two
Read more of: Horizon Antarctica Ice Station Rescue on BBC TwoHorizon documentary ‘Antarctica Ice Station Rescue’ broadcasts on Wednesday 7 June @ 21:00 on BBC Two In 2016 British Antarctic Survey (BAS) invited BBC film-maker Natalie Hewit to its Halley […]
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New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelves
Read more of: New insight into what weakens Antarctic ice shelvesNew research describes for the first time the role that warm, dry winds play in influencing the behaviour of Antarctic ice shelves. Presenting this week at a European conference scientists […]
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Captain Malcolm Phelps, 1928 – 2017
Read more of: Captain Malcolm Phelps, 1928 – 2017APRIL 2017. It is with deep sadness that we report that Captain Malcolm Phelps, formerly of the RRS John Biscoe, passed away on Saturday 8th April 2017 after a long […]
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The first dive of Boaty McBoatface
Read more of: The first dive of Boaty McBoatfaceThe unmanned submersible Boaty McBoatface was deployed in the Antarctic for the first time.
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Poor outlook for Antarctic biodiversity
Read more of: Poor outlook for Antarctic biodiversityAn 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 […]
