NEWS STORY: Monument for Antarctic personnel
The Antarctic Monument remembers Britons lost in Antarctica A monument dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica was unveiled on the waterfront at […]
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NEWS STORY: Age does not wither
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Age does not witherDoes age matter? Maybe not if you’re a wandering albatross A new study of the wandering albatrosses breeding on the sub-antarctic island of Bird Island (off South Georgia) reveals that […]
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NEWS STORY: Data recovered in Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Data recovered in AntarcticaBAS recovers American scientific data in Antarctica Staff from the British Antarctic Survey have recovered crucial scientific data from a giant helium balloon which came down in west Antarctica. The […]
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NEWS STORY: Events in Cambridge and Manchester
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Events in Cambridge and Manchester‘Ice-Spy in the Antarctic’ Thursday 19 February 11.00 – 11:25 14:00 – 14:25 Cambridge Science Centre, Jesus Lane, Cambridge How do you track the ice that floats in the polar […]
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NEWS STORY: 2nd award for BAS manager
Read more of: NEWS STORY: 2nd award for BAS managerLong serving BAS manager awarded second honour Mike Pinnock, one of the British Antarctic Survey’s longest serving managers, has been awarded a Second Clasp by HM The Queen. The Second […]
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NEWS STORY: Christmas in Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Christmas in AntarcticaBritish Antarctic Survey staff prepare to celebrate Christmas far away from home As you make the last preparations for the festive period, spare a thought for those who will be […]
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NEWS STORY: Satellites spot seabird poo!
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Satellites spot seabird poo!Seabird poo has unique spectral signature visible from satellite images Scientists have discovered that penguin and seabird poo (guano) from colonies around the Antarctic Peninsula has a unique spectral signature […]
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NEWS STORY: Commemorating Antarctica Day
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Commemorating Antarctica DayAntarctica Day 2014: 55 years since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty Today, 1 December, is Antarctica Day and people across the globe are celebrating! The Day was inaugurated in […]
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NEWS STORY: Glacier project on stamps
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Glacier project on stampsStamp of approval for iSTAR The iSTAR programme, which is looking at the stability of Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, is featured in a new set of British Antarctic Territory […]
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NEWS STORY: Mountains frozen in time
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Mountains frozen in timeAntarctic “ghost mountains” preserved by ice sheet A new study reveals how the rugged ridgelines of East Antarctica’s ancient and mysterious ‘ghost mountains’ have been preserved for millions of years […]
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NEWS STORY: New iSTAR season starts
Read more of: NEWS STORY: New iSTAR season startsScientists head to Pine Island Glacier for new research season A team of twelve scientists and support staff has arrived on Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica in the second […]
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NEWS STORY: Lessons from electrons
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Lessons from electronsStudy of electrons in space could help weather forecasting Researchers have discovered a formerly undetected impact of space weather on the polar atmosphere, which may explain some previously unexplained variations […]