6 December 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Welcome to our third Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on the latest progress as we modernise our largest station in Antarctica.
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New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemone
Read more of: New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemoneA new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusc, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists from British Antarctic Survey and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
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Cloud scientists take to the skies to solve climate uncertainty
Read more of: Cloud scientists take to the skies to solve climate uncertaintyA project looking at how clouds affect climate change in Antarctica starts its second year of field research this month. The Southern Ocean Clouds (SOC) project, which is part of the CloudSense programme, will carry out research on the RRS Sir David Attenborough and at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.
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Happy World Walrus Day 2024
Read more of: Happy World Walrus Day 2024From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!
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Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made safer
Read more of: Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made saferA new study examines the risk to whales from ship strikes – the leading cause of death worldwide for the species.
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Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
Read more of: Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep oceanNew research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Underwater tsunamis focus of new study
Read more of: Underwater tsunamis focus of new studyAn international research team, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has been awarded £3.7M to advance a ground-breaking study on how underwater tsunamis are triggered by glacier calving around Antarctica.
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Sounds of Antarctica come to life in new album
Read more of: Sounds of Antarctica come to life in new albumToday marks the release of The Seventh Continent, a new album from the international Sounds of Space Project that offers a unique aural journey to Antarctica.
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Drones and images from space count elephant seals
Read more of: Drones and images from space count elephant sealsA team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia.
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9 November 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 9 November 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWelcome to our second Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on progress as we modernise our largest station in Antarctica.
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BAS wins national award for runway resurfacing project
Read more of: BAS wins national award for runway resurfacing projectBritish Antarctic Survey has won the Gold Award at the National Building and Construction Awards 2024 for ‘The Project of the Year (£10 million to £25 million)’.
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A new Antarctic season begins for 2024/25
Read more of: A new Antarctic season begins for 2024/25The Antarctic field season is now underway, marked by the arrival of the first aircraft at Rothera Research Station. And with a new season brings a new roster of innovative and exciting projects being delivered across British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) five research stations and the UK’s polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
