12 February 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Here’s our fifth postcard from Rothera, where exciting changes are transforming our largest Antarctic research station this month.
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Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystem
Read more of: Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystemscientists are focusing on two major projects: one on whales and their consumption of krill (a shrimp-like creature that’s abundant in the Southern Ocean), and another on populations of bottom-dwelling fish.
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Ancient Antarctic ice loss offers insights into future climate scenarios
Read more of: Ancient Antarctic ice loss offers insights into future climate scenariosScientists from the University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey have used ice core records to draw new conclusions about how Antarctica was affected by increased global temperatures over 100,000 years ago.
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Opportunities for Antarctic research – apply now!
Read more of: Opportunities for Antarctic research – apply now!Applications to carry out small-scale research projects in the Antarctic in the 2025/26 season are invited from UK-based researchers.
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BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2025
Read more of: BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2025Congratulations to British Antarctic Survey staff who have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for their contributions to improving our understanding of Antarctica, through scientific or technical work in or about the polar regions.
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15 January 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 15 January 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWelcome to our fourth 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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Dr Nigel Meredith awarded 2025 Chapman Medal for plasma wave research
Read more of: Dr Nigel Meredith awarded 2025 Chapman Medal for plasma wave researchThe Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has awarded the 2025 Chapman Medal to Dr Nigel Meredith for his world leading and transformative research on plasma waves in magnetospheric physics.
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Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years old
Read more of: Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years oldThe 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.
