Antarctic sea ice extent lowest on record
This 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 […]
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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 […]
