Raising the flag to celebrate the return of the sun
Staff at British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station recently raised the Union flag to mark the first sighting of the sun again after several weeks of continual darkness. The sun […]
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Antarctic Organisation Announces Fellowship Recipient
Read more of: Antarctic Organisation Announces Fellowship RecipientAmelia Marks, from Royal Holloway University in the UK, has been awarded the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) Research Fellowship 2011/2012. The Fellowship, worth up to US$15,000, […]
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2011 Martha T. Muse Prize awarded to BAS marine ecologist Dr José Xavier
Read more of: 2011 Martha T. Muse Prize awarded to BAS marine ecologist Dr José XavierDr. José Xavier, a marine ecologist at the Institute of Marine Research of the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the British Antarctic Survey in UK, has been awarded the […]
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What lies beneath? Scientists discuss Antarctica’s hidden mountains
Read more of: What lies beneath? Scientists discuss Antarctica’s hidden mountainsScientists from British Antarctic Survey and institutes around the world discuss ‘what lies beneath the ice’ at the International Symposium of Antarctic Earth Sciences in Edinburgh today (Friday 15 July). […]
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Antarctic researchers strive to make better predictions for future sea-level rise
Read more of: Antarctic researchers strive to make better predictions for future sea-level riseAntarctic geoscientists and ice sheet modellers get together in Edinburgh this week to investigate ways to improve predictions of likely sea-level rise as a result of future ice loss from […]
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International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011
Read more of: International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011BAS scientists are participating in the prestigious International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) in Edinburgh this week (11–15 July). Over 500 experts in the fields of geology and glaciology […]
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50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty coming into force
Read more of: 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty coming into forceExactly fifty years ago today (23 June 1961) the Antarctic Treaty came into force dedicating Antarctica for ‘peace and science’. The treaty regulates international relations for Antarctica – Earth’s only […]
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Midwinter’s Day Celebrations
Read more of: Midwinter’s Day CelebrationsStaff 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 […]