Ozone Holes North and South
This 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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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 […]