Experience Antarctica in London and Plymouth
To mark the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott a number of public exhibitions are taking place in London and Plymouth. Plymouth Landscapes of Exploration Landscapes of Exploration at the […]
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New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food web
Read more of: New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food webOne of the most comprehensive studies of animals in the Southern Ocean reveals a region that is under threat from the effects of environmental change. Reporting in January 2012 in […]
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New Non-executive Directors for British Antarctic Survey
Read more of: New Non-executive Directors for British Antarctic SurveyThe British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Director Professor Nick Owens has appointed two new Non-Executive members with immediate effect. Anne Miller Anne Miller is an innovator, entrepreneur and Director of the […]
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This week is the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the South Pole
Read more of: This week is the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the South PoleThis week scientists and support staff at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) commemorate Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions, who reached the South Pole exactly one hundred a years ago. […]
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British Antarctic Survey staff awarded the Polar Medal
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey staff awarded the Polar MedalThe Polar Medal has been awarded to three members of staff almost 100 years after the great British explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his men reached the South Pole. […]
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‘Lost world’ discovered around Antarctic vents
Read more of: ‘Lost world’ discovered around Antarctic ventsCommunities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents. The discoveries, made by teams led […]
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Christmas Campers
Read more of: Christmas CampersAs you get stuck into your turkey on Christmas Day, spare a thought for scientists working in Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey, where Christmas is just another working day. Around […]
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South Pole Conquered 100 Years Ago Today
Read more of: South Pole Conquered 100 Years Ago TodayOne century ago today, on 14th December 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the geographical South Pole. He led a party of five men, with four […]
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New map reveals what lies beneath the frozen continent
Read more of: New map reveals what lies beneath the frozen continentScientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have produced the most detailed map of underneath Antarctica — its rock bed. BEDMAP is a close-up view of the landscape beneath the Antarctic […]
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New Ice Patrol ship HMS Protector heads for the frozen south
Read more of: New Ice Patrol ship HMS Protector heads for the frozen southThe Royal Navy’s new ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, left Portsmouth earlier this week (Monday 28 November) for an eight-month deployment surveying and patrolling the seas around Antarctica. The 5,000 […]
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Antarctica Day – 1st December
Read more of: Antarctica Day – 1st DecemberAntarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all […]
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s last expedition
Read more of: Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s last expeditionOne hundred years ago, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team set off for the South Pole as part of the Terra Nova Expedition. This was a scientific mission to […]