British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic field season wraps up
The 2023/4 Antarctic field season has wound up and the last of the summer teams are aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough and heading for home.
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‘Penguin detectives’ required for new counting app
Read more of: ‘Penguin detectives’ required for new counting appBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) is inviting the public to become ‘penguin detectives’ and spend five minutes counting emperor penguins to help with vital research into these iconic animals.
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Hold polar ice at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Read more of: Hold polar ice at Royal Society Summer Science ExhibitionBritish Antarctic Survey, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, will be at the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, showcasing how, using Antarctic ice cores to unlock the past, we can understand more about the future of our planet in a changing climate.
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New carbon literacy milestone achieved on journey to net zero
Read more of: New carbon literacy milestone achieved on journey to net zeroOver 120 scientists and operational professionals working for British Antarctic Survey have received a new qualification to help the polar research institute reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
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Antarctic expedition to study krill stocks
Read more of: Antarctic expedition to study krill stocksAn expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Opportunity to work on RRS Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: Opportunity to work on RRS Sir David AttenboroughScientists are invited to apply to conduct research on the British Antarctic Survey research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough in May-June 2025.
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Are these the COOLEST jobs in the world? Probably.
Read more of: Are these the COOLEST jobs in the world? Probably.British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for new recruits to work at its research stations in Antarctica; a job that offers an opportunity of a lifetime.
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Penguins test positive for Avian Flu on South Georgia
Read more of: Penguins test positive for Avian Flu on South GeorgiaPenguins on the sub-Antarctic Islands of South Georgia have tested positive for Avian flu. This is the first time the virus has been detected in gentoo and king penguin populations on the islands.
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Antarctic ice explains dip in CO2 levels
Read more of: Antarctic ice explains dip in CO2 levelsSmall bubbles of air from ice in Antarctica resolve a long-standing debate about why there was a decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Modernising our stations: news from Rothera
Read more of: Modernising our stations: news from RotheraConstruction in the Antarctic is challenging and the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP) has made great progress at Rothera Research Station. The programme will transform how the British Antarctic Survey enables and supports polar science.
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Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s
Read more of: Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940sA new study, involving researchers from British Antarctic Survey, has found that significant thinning and retreat of the vast Thwaites Glacier began in the 1940s.
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Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps up
Read more of: Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps upThe final field season of the ambitious, international effort to understand Antarctica’s giant Thwaites Glacier is complete.
