Midwinter’s Day Celebrations
Staff at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrate Midwinter’s Day today. Celebrated as the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, Midwinter’s day is the shortest and darkest day for the […]
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Monument in memory of Britons lost in Antarctica unveiled
Read more of: Monument in memory of Britons lost in Antarctica unveiledA memorial monument dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica was unveiled in Cambridge on 12 May 2011. The monument – an arc […]
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2011 Laws Prizes awarded to young BAS scientists
Read more of: 2011 Laws Prizes awarded to young BAS scientistsEvery year the Laws Prize Committee, chaired by Professor John Croxall CBE FRS, tries to select the most outstanding young scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. This year the choice […]
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Memorial remembers Britons lost in Antarctica
Read more of: Memorial remembers Britons lost in AntarcticaTwo memorials dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica are unveiled this week. Since 1948, a total of 29 people have died in […]
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Ozone Holes North and South
Read more of: Ozone Holes North and SouthThis year we almost had an ozone hole over Cambridge. Normally the Arctic ozone layer is about 10° warmer than that over the Antarctic, and this means that polar stratospheric […]
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Climate science in action at DECC
Read more of: Climate science in action at DECCSince August 2010, Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Head of British Antarctic Survey’s Open Oceans research group, has been working two days per week at the Department of Energy and Climate Change […]
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British Antarctic Survey at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey at the Lyme Regis Fossil FestivalThe annual Lyme Regis Fossil Festival took place last weekend (29 Apr – 1 May) with the theme ‘Marine Parade’ – celebrating the area’s marine fossil heritage. The festival included […]
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Professor Richard Horne made Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Read more of: Professor Richard Horne made Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionBritish Antarctic Survey scientist Professor Richard Horne has been made a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This title is only awarded once a year to one in a […]
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ice2sea: Providing the IPCC with sea-level rise projections
Read more of: ice2sea: Providing the IPCC with sea-level rise projectionsIn the first of a two-part interview published on SciencePoles, the scientific website of the International Polar Foundation, British Antarctic Survey glaciologist Professor David Vaughan talks about the ice2sea project, […]
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First Recorded Loss of an Emperor Penguin Colony
Read more of: First Recorded Loss of an Emperor Penguin ColonyScientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have recently described the loss of a small colony of emperor penguins on an island off the West Antarctic Peninsula. The loss is attributed […]
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New Arctic sea-ice information service established
Read more of: New Arctic sea-ice information service establishedBritish Antarctic Survey remote sensing expert Andrew Fleming is part of a new European project to aid ships’ navigation in ice-infested waters in the European Arctic and the Baltic Sea […]
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Northern Lights and solar flares
Read more of: Northern Lights and solar flaresRecent increases in solar activity, including the largest solar flare in four years, lead to hopes of seeing the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, in the UK. […]
