Polar View in the Antarctic
As the Antarctic field season continues with the usual mix of exciting research programmes new enhancements to the online satellite image system that improves ship safety and efficiency are launched. […]
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First open meeting for EC-funded sea-level rise project
Read more of: First open meeting for EC-funded sea-level rise projectThe open first meeting of the EC Framework 7-funded research programme ice2sea takes place in Krakow, Poland on the 17th & 18th March. A five-year project, involving scientists from 24 […]
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New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate change
Read more of: New pictures reveal rich Antarctic marine life in area of rapid climate changeNew photographs of ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and beautiful basket stars that live in Antarctica’s continental shelf seas are revealed this week by the […]
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British Antarctic Survey launches new science programme
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey launches new science programmeBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches its new science strategy — Polar Science for Planet Earth — this week (Monday 23 November) at its offices in Cambridge. The new science strategy […]
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Draft Antarctic Bill
Read more of: Draft Antarctic BillA UK Antarctic Bill will be announced in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament today. The Draft Antarctic Bill seeks to further improve the environmental protection and governance of Antarctica, amending […]
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South Orkneys Marine Protected Area
Read more of: South Orkneys Marine Protected AreaA UK proposal for the designation of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) covering a large area of the Southern Ocean in the British Antarctic Territory, south of the South Orkney […]
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Biotechnology Conference at BAS Cambridge
Read more of: Biotechnology Conference at BAS CambridgeA conference to explore potential biotech development using a unique collection of Antarctic microorganisms takes place in Cambridge on 19 November 2009. The world-leading British Antarctic Survey (BAS), together with […]
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Geomagnetic storm analysis to improve chemistry climate models
Read more of: Geomagnetic storm analysis to improve chemistry climate modelsScientists from the British Antarctic Survey and the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, have shown that high energy charged particles that are usually trapped in the Earth’s magnetic […]
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Cephalopod beak guide for the Southern Ocean
Read more of: Cephalopod beak guide for the Southern OceanThe Cephalopod beak guide for the Southern Ocean, written by Jose Xavier and Yves Cherel and published by BAS, was launched early this month at the Cephalopod International Advisory Council […]
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Vehicles on show before heading to Antarctica
Read more of: Vehicles on show before heading to AntarcticaHeavy-duty vehicles set to be shipped to the Antarctic went on show in Cambridge this week. British Antarctic Survey showcased its unique fleet of vehicles at its offices in Cambridge. […]
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British Antarctic Survey team tests new equipment at SNO!zone Milton Keynes
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey team tests new equipment at SNO!zone Milton KeynesMembers of the operations team at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tested a new tent for use in the Antarctic at SNO!zone in Milton Keynes this week. The new pyramid tent […]
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Sleeping Beauty, how Antarctic animals survive the extremes
Read more of: Sleeping Beauty, how Antarctic animals survive the extremesArctic springtails (Megaphorura arctica) survive freezing temperatures by dehydrating themselves before the coldest weather sets in. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have identified a suite of […]