Antarctic ice shelf “hangs by a thread”
New evidence has emerged that a large plate of floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica is breaking up, in a troubling sign of global warming, the European Space Agency (ESA) […]
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BAS signs licensing deal for extreme equipment
Read more of: BAS signs licensing deal for extreme equipmentBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) has signed a licensing deal with the Cambridge-based eXtreme Instrumentation Limited (Xi). The deal allows Xi to make and sell two innovative devices developed by scientists […]
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Cool blog: James Clark Ross in the Southern Ocean
Read more of: Cool blog: James Clark Ross in the Southern OceanThe onboard activities of the BAS ship RRS James Clark Ross, currently on a science cruise in the Southern Ocean, are documented in a blog by Portuguese scientist, Jose Xavier. […]
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Visit Antarctica with British Antarctic Survey during Cambridge Science Festival – 10-20 March 2008
Read more of: Visit Antarctica with British Antarctic Survey during Cambridge Science Festival – 10-20 March 2008Join scientists from British Antarctic Survey as they take you on a journey to Antarctica. As part of this year’s Cambridge Science Festival, BAS will host two evening talks at […]
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From Mars to the Earth: Studying ice beneath the surface
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ITV News broadcast live from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: ITV News broadcast live from Rothera Research StationA series of Special Assignment reports on BAS research from ITV News start today (Monday 14 January). The live reports, plus recorded packages, are expected to trail on lunchtime (1.30) […]
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Antarctic ecology: from genes to ecosystems
Read more of: Antarctic ecology: from genes to ecosystemsThe latest discoveries in Antarctica’s evolutionary biology ranging from single genes to entire ecosystems are described eloquently in a new volume entitled Antarctic ecology: from genes to ecosystems published by […]
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BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal
Read more of: BAS staff awarded the Polar MedalThe Polar Medal has been awarded to six British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff for their outstanding achievement and service to the United Kingdom in the field of Polar Research. Awarded […]
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BAS wins PR award
Read more of: BAS wins PR awardBritish Antarctic Survey has won a prestigious PR industry award for its use of broadcast media as part of its communications activities. At the CorpComms Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel […]
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Flood Warning? The Global Impact of Melting Ice Sheets
Read more of: Flood Warning? The Global Impact of Melting Ice SheetsBAS glaciologist David Vaughan will give this year’s prestigious annual science lecture at the Natural History Museum on 27 November. Professor Vaughan’s talk ‘Flood Warning? The Global Impact of Melting […]
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BAS praised for work on Southern Ocean
Read more of: BAS praised for work on Southern OceanA report by the Science and Technology Select Committee published in October praised British Antarctic Survey’s research in the Southern Ocean and quoted it as ‘truly impressive’. The report Investigating […]
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BAS hosts launch of Climate Change Charter
Read more of: BAS hosts launch of Climate Change CharterOver 60 leaders from schools, businesses, churches, community groups and universities in Cambridge came together today (25 October) at the British Antarctic Survey to launch the Cambridge Climate Change Charter. […]