NEWS STORY: Christmas in Antarctica
British 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 […]
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NEWS STORY: BAS to host workshop
Read more of: NEWS STORY: BAS to host workshopBritish Antarctic Survey hosts Chemical Air-Snow-Sea Ice Interaction workshop in Cambridge More than 60 scientists from over 15 countries are attending a workshop in Cambridge this week (13-15 October) to […]
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NEWS STORY: Dick Laws
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Dick LawsTribute to former Director of British Antarctic Survey It is with great sadness the British Antarctic Survey reports that Dick Laws died on Monday 6 October 2014 aged 88. He […]
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NEWS STORY: BAS in university collaboration
Read more of: NEWS STORY: BAS in university collaborationStronger together: Addressing global issues through thriving collaboration between University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey The challenges our planet is faced with require innovative approaches. To increase the impact […]
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NEWS STORY: New maps show unseen world
Read more of: NEWS STORY: New maps show unseen worldNew maps of the polar regions reveal unseen world beneath the ice and highlight dramatic decline in Arctic sea ice cover New maps of the sub-ice features in Antarctica and […]
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NEWS STORY: Sea ice minimum explained
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Sea ice minimum explainedArctic sea ice summer minimum 2014: A scientific perspective The Arctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically in September – when sea ice reaches its smallest extent at […]
