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1. NEWS STORY: Sea-level rise from Antarctic collapse

   Sea-level rise from Antarctic collapse may be slower than suggested A new study by scientists in the UK and France has found that Antarctic ice sheet collapse will have serious […]

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2. NEWS STORY: Rothera participates in Live Earth 2015

   British Antarctic Survey participates in Live Earth 2015 Rothera Research Station band ‘The Skadoos’ has written and performed a song called ‘Holding up the World’ which will be premiered online […]

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3. NEWS STORY: Tender opportunity for drone

   Tender opportunity for drone to be used in the Polar Regions British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is tendering for the delivery of a long range Unmanned Air System (UAS) for use […]

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4. NEWS STORY: New polar ship bidder selected

   Government announces preferred bidder to build new polar ship Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson announced today that the preferred bidder to build a new polar research […]

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5. NEWS STORY: New Centre for Doctoral Training

   NERC funds PhD training in robotics and autonomous systems

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6. NEWS STORY: Grant for penguin project

   BAS scientists awarded grant to study penguins’ reliance on krill Norwegian and British scientists are to take part in a research project to determine how dependant non-breeding penguins are on […]

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7. NEWS STORY: Arctic sea ice 2015

   Arctic sea ice 2015 On September 11, the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) reported that Arctic sea ice reached its likely minimum extent for 2015. The minimum ice […]

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8. NEWS STORY: World Ozone Day 2015

   World Ozone Day 2015

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9. NEWS STORY: Ocean life triggers ice formation in clouds

   Researchers from the Arctic Research Programme, managed at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have shown for the first time that phytoplankton (plant life) in remote ocean regions can contribute to rare […]

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10. NEWS STORY: Antarctic stamps mark Queen’s milestone

    A major scientific discovery made by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists, as well as one of its ships, feature on a new set of stamps being released to mark Queen […]

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11. NEWS STORY: Explaining sea lion decline

    The southern sea lion population of the Falkland Islands witnessed a dramatic decline during the last century with numbers falling by 95 per cent between the 1930s and 1960s. It […]

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12. NEWS STORY: Tender to construct Aurora Cambridge

    Tender for the construction and fit of a new Innovation Centre at British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge

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