First Recorded Loss of an Emperor Penguin Colony
Scientists 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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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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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. […]
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British Antarctic Survey at the Cambridge Science Festival
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey at the Cambridge Science FestivalOn Saturday 19th March, BAS will be holding two displays at the annual Cambridge Science Festival. One display will be at the Department of Chemistry called “Climate change and atmosphere […]
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The Antarctic comes to London in SEA LIFE London Aquarium’s new penguin experience
Read more of: The Antarctic comes to London in SEA LIFE London Aquarium’s new penguin experiencePenguin mania is set to sweep London this year as the SEA LIFE London Aquarium announces a major new area featuring a family of gentoo penguins will open in spring. […]
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Chief Scientific Adviser David Clary visits British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station
Read more of: Chief Scientific Adviser David Clary visits British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research StationThe UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Chief Scientific Adviser David Clary visited Rothera Research Station in January to gain an understanding of the importance and breadth of BAS’s science programme […]
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British Antarctic Survey scientist Dr Emily Shuckburgh features on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Costing the Earth’
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey scientist Dr Emily Shuckburgh features on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Costing the Earth’British Antarctic Survey oceanographer Dr Emily Shuckburgh will be featured on ‘Costing the Earth’ on BBC Radio Four at 9.00pm on Wednesday 2nd February. In 2010 the Canadian Arctic experienced […]
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British Antarctic Survey teams up with Lancaster University to understand “killer electrons”
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey teams up with Lancaster University to understand “killer electrons”British Antarctic Survey is working with Lancaster University to understand how particles from space affect the Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists aim to find out more about so-called “killer electrons” in the […]
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British Antarctic Survey supports three-month field expedition to James Ross Island, Antarctica
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey supports three-month field expedition to James Ross Island, AntarcticaBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) will support a team of scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Aberystwyth as they embark on an ambitious three-month Antarctic expedition. Their fieldwork aims to […]
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Kittiwakes’ trans-Atlantic winter odyssey linked to breeding success
Read more of: Kittiwakes’ trans-Atlantic winter odyssey linked to breeding successOne of Britain’s best known seabirds winters on opposite sides of the Atlantic depending on whether its breeding attempt has been successful, according to new research published today in the […]
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Climate change clues in the rough seas of the Southern Ocean
Read more of: Climate change clues in the rough seas of the Southern OceanOn 30th November 2010 scientists aboard the RRS James Cook will be leaving Punta Arenas, Chile to study the movement of water in the Southern Ocean — from the surface […]