Happy World Walrus Day 2024
From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!
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Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made safer
Read more of: Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made saferA new study examines the risk to whales from ship strikes – the leading cause of death worldwide for the species.
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Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
Read more of: Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep oceanNew research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Underwater tsunamis focus of new study
Read more of: Underwater tsunamis focus of new studyAn international research team, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has been awarded £3.7M to advance a ground-breaking study on how underwater tsunamis are triggered by glacier calving around Antarctica.
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Sounds of Antarctica come to life in new album
Read more of: Sounds of Antarctica come to life in new albumToday marks the release of The Seventh Continent, a new album from the international Sounds of Space Project that offers a unique aural journey to Antarctica.
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Drones and images from space count elephant seals
Read more of: Drones and images from space count elephant sealsA team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia.
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9 November 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 9 November 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWelcome to our second Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on progress as we modernise our largest station in Antarctica.
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BAS wins national award for runway resurfacing project
Read more of: BAS wins national award for runway resurfacing projectBritish Antarctic Survey has won the Gold Award at the National Building and Construction Awards 2024 for ‘The Project of the Year (£10 million to £25 million)’.
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A new Antarctic season begins for 2024/25
Read more of: A new Antarctic season begins for 2024/25The Antarctic field season is now underway, marked by the arrival of the first aircraft at Rothera Research Station. And with a new season brings a new roster of innovative and exciting projects being delivered across British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) five research stations and the UK’s polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
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New funding to underpin long-term polar research
Read more of: New funding to underpin long-term polar researchBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) is a beneficiary of a major investment in the UK’s network of leading environmental science research centres announced today (8 October).
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Satellite observations show accelerating greening of Antarctic Peninsula
Read more of: Satellite observations show accelerating greening of Antarctic PeninsulaNew research released today in Nature Geoscience reveals that vegetation cover on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold in the past four decades.
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Regional data highlights emerging climate change signals
Read more of: Regional data highlights emerging climate change signalsA greater understanding of how climate change impacts at a regional level is vital to developing effective climate policies that protect communities from escalating risks.
