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1. NEWS STORY: World Ozone Day 2015

   World Ozone Day 2015

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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. NEWS STORY: Bird tracking aids seabird research

   Bird tracking technology reveals future climate may affect seabird feeding behaviour A two year study of shags on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve in Scotland reveals that when […]

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7. NEWS STORY: NERC to invest £16m in Arctic Ocean change research

   The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has announced it will invest £16m in research to study the effects of dramatic changes in Arctic ice cover over the last three decades on […]

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8. NEWS STORY: New website

   Welcome to our new website! We’ve given our website a makeover so that you can find everything you need or want to know about polar science and operations. There are […]

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9. NEWS STORY: Schools Competition

   Why does Antarctica matter? Young Geographer of the Year Award 2015 The Royal Geographical Society is running a schools competition to mark the centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition, […]

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10. NEWS STORY: New study uncovers how petrels co-exist

    New study uncovers how petrels in sub-Antarctic co-exist during the winter For the first time, scientists understand more clearly how birds living on the remote sub-Antarctic island of Bird Island […]

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11. NEWS STORY: Antarctic life is highly diverse

    Antarctica more diverse and biologically rich than previously thought The team of scientists, led by Monash University, along with colleagues from the British Antarctic Survey, University of Waikato in New […]

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12. NEWS STORY: Polar ice cores reveal volcanic eruptions

    Polar ice cores reveal volcanic eruptions that changed human history Researchers find new evidence that large eruptions were responsible for cold temperature extremes recorded since early Roman times A freshly […]

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