Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years old
The Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has successfully drilled a 2800-metre-long ice core consisting of ice which is over 1.2 million years old.
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New Year Honour for British Antarctic Survey’s Head of Air Unit
Read more of: New Year Honour for British Antarctic Survey’s Head of Air UnitRod Arnold, Head of the Air Unit at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for services to Polar Science and Aviation in British Antarctic Territory.
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Declining Antarctic sea ice generating more ocean heat loss and storms
Read more of: Declining Antarctic sea ice generating more ocean heat loss and stormsA new study shows that the ongoing decline in Antarctic sea ice is leading to more heat loss from the ocean to the atmosphere and an increase in storm activity. The research, led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC), focuses on the record-low sea ice cover in Antarctica during the winter of 2023.
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Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamics
Read more of: Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamicsOver 30 researchers from international institutes are working on ice core drilling campaigns in Antarctica to probe the ice sheet’s behaviour, carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean, and the Earth’s climate history.
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Spare a thought for those spending Christmas in Antarctica
Read more of: Spare a thought for those spending Christmas in Antarcticaritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff working on the frozen continent are preparing to celebrate the festive season in style. Nearly 300 researchers, engineers, crew and support staff, located across five research stations and on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough, are guaranteed a white Christmas complete with snow, ice and penguins.
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6 December 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 6 December 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWelcome to our third Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on the latest progress as we modernise our largest station in Antarctica.
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New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemone
Read more of: New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemoneA new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusc, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists from British Antarctic Survey and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
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Cloud scientists take to the skies to solve climate uncertainty
Read more of: Cloud scientists take to the skies to solve climate uncertaintyA project looking at how clouds affect climate change in Antarctica starts its second year of field research this month. The Southern Ocean Clouds (SOC) project, which is part of the CloudSense programme, will carry out research on the RRS Sir David Attenborough and at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.
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Happy World Walrus Day 2024
Read more of: Happy World Walrus Day 2024From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!
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Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made safer
Read more of: Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made saferA new study examines the risk to whales from ship strikes – the leading cause of death worldwide for the species.
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Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
Read more of: Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep oceanNew research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Underwater tsunamis focus of new study
Read more of: Underwater tsunamis focus of new studyAn international research team, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has been awarded £3.7M to advance a ground-breaking study on how underwater tsunamis are triggered by glacier calving around Antarctica.
