Christmas Campers
As 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 […]
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British Antarctic Survey licenses bird tracker technology to Biotrack
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey licenses bird tracker technology to BiotrackThe rights to produce and market innovative bird-tracking devices developed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been granted to UK company Biotrack as part of a technology transfer agreement. The […]
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Antarctic field season kicks off for Centennial Year
Read more of: Antarctic field season kicks off for Centennial YearOn the eve of the centenary of Sir Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 20011/12 field season is underway. The start of the season […]
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Frozen Planet: Autumn arrives
Read more of: Frozen Planet: Autumn arrivesThis week on Frozen Planet (BBC1 Wednesday 16 November at 21.00, repeated Sunday at 16.10) the programme explores autumn in the polar regions. As life cools down in the Antarctic, […]
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Frozen Planet: Summer in Antarctica
Read more of: Frozen Planet: Summer in AntarcticaThis week on Frozen Planet (BBC1 Wednesday 9 November at 21.00, repeated Sunday at 16.10) the programme explores Summer in the Polar Regions. As life thrives in the Antarctic, viewers […]
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This week on Frozen Planet
Read more of: This week on Frozen PlanetThis week on Frozen Planet (BBC1 Wednesday 2 November at 21.00, repeated Sunday at 16.10) the programme explores Spring in the Polar Regions and how life begins the race to […]
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BAS scientists on BBC4 ‘Secret Life of Ice’
Read more of: BAS scientists on BBC4 ‘Secret Life of Ice’BAS biologist Dr Lloyd Peck and ice core scientist Dr Robert Mulvaney featured in the ‘Secret Life of Ice’ on BBC 4 (TV) this week. Ice is one of the […]
