Wilkins ice bridge snaps
Wilkins ice bridge snaps Satellite pictures, from the European Space Agency (ESA), revealed that the 40-km (25 mile) long strip of floating ice believed to pin the Wilkins Ice Shelf […]
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UK Canada agreement forges ahead with polar science
Read more of: UK Canada agreement forges ahead with polar scienceA new polar research agreement between the Governments of UK and Canada to share access to polar infrastructure and increase science cooperation paves the way for achieving a greater understanding […]
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Blog from RRS James Clark Ross
Read more of: Blog from RRS James Clark RossDr José Xavier is currently taking part in a scientific cruise onboard the British Antarctic Survey vessesl RRS James Clark Ross. From March 2009, he will be based at Bird […]
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Census finds identical species in Arctic and Antarctic
Read more of: Census finds identical species in Arctic and AntarcticEarth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census of Marine Life explorers, who were especially surprised to find at least […]
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Crown Prince of the Netherlands to visit Rothera Research Station
Read more of: Crown Prince of the Netherlands to visit Rothera Research StationCrown Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Princess Maxima of Orange will visit British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station from 6-10 February 2009. The fact-finding visit […]
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Cold hard complexity: learning to talk in nature’s language
Read more of: Cold hard complexity: learning to talk in nature’s languageA gentoo penguin slumps belly-first on a nest at Damoy, on the Antarctic Peninsula. Nearby some lichen grows across a rock, and schools of krill float through the Southern Ocean. […]
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How Antarctic ice cores give us clues about Earth’s future climate
Read more of: How Antarctic ice cores give us clues about Earth’s future climateScience writer and broadcaster Richard Hollingham meets Dr Robert Mulvaney at the British Antarctic Survey, who explains how collecting ice cores from all over Antarctica gives scientists a unique window […]
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Reuters news team visit Rothera Research Station
Read more of: Reuters news team visit Rothera Research StationReuters reporters Alister Doyle and Stuart McDill are visiting Rothera Research Station to file a series of special reports about the research there. Dr Pete Convey is one of the […]
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First exploration of Antarctica’s vents and seeps
Read more of: First exploration of Antarctica’s vents and seepsBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists and colleagues from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), the Zoological Society of London and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the USA are set to […]
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Glaciologist recognised in New Year Honours List
Read more of: Glaciologist recognised in New Year Honours ListRecognised internationally for his research into the Earth’s past climate, Dr Mulvaney, has led British and collaborative deep-field missions to collect Antarctic ice cores from some of the most inaccessible […]
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Special Christmas messages from Antarctica
Read more of: Special Christmas messages from AntarcticaAntarctica Christmas Eve While most of us are enjoying the festive season with our friends and families, British Antarctic Survey science and support teams are enjoying the ultimate white Christmas […]
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Latest news from the AGAP teams
Read more of: Latest news from the AGAP teamsSince leaving home a few weeks ago the international science teams investigating Antarctica’s hidden world have been at the Australian Davis, US McMurdo and South Pole research stations preparing themselves […]