Predicting non-native ‘invasions’ in Antarctica
A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to ‘invade’ the Antarctic Peninsula region over the next decade. It provides a baseline for all operators in the region to […]
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Antarctica: Getting Ready for RRS Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: Antarctica: Getting Ready for RRS Sir David AttenboroughA major modernisation programme at British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station begins its second ‘summer season’ this month with the arrival of a 60-plus person team from BAM. Construction […]
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Poet Laureate marks naming of polar ship
Read more of: Poet Laureate marks naming of polar shipA new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage celebrates the RRS Sir David Attenborough. In this video Simon describes his inspiration for the poem, which can be read in full […]
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Stranded whales detected from space
Read more of: Stranded whales detected from spaceA new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from space. Researchers tested a new detection method using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images […]
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Study recommends special protection of emperor penguins
Read more of: Study recommends special protection of emperor penguinsIn a new study published this week (Wednesday 9 October) in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers recommends the need for additional measures to protect and conserve […]
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Ship is named with royal ceremony
Read more of: Ship is named with royal ceremonyThe UK’s new polar research ship is formally named the RRS Sir David Attenborough today [Thursday 26 September] by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. In their first engagement of […]
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend Naming Ceremony of New Polar Ship
Read more of: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend Naming Ceremony of New Polar ShipThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough will attend the Royal Ceremonial Naming of the New Polar Research Ship at the Cammell Laird shipyard on Thursday 26 […]
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Discovery of rare lava lake on remote sub-Antarctic island
Read more of: Discovery of rare lava lake on remote sub-Antarctic islandA team of scientists has discovered a rare lava lake on a remote and inaccessible sub-Antarctic island. This volcano in the South Sandwich Islands is only the 8th to be identified worldwide to have a persistent lava lake.
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Engineers automate science from remote Antarctic station
Read more of: Engineers automate science from remote Antarctic stationA remote and unoccupied research station in Antarctica has, for the first time, collected important scientific measurements of climate, ozone and space weather thanks to ground-breaking technology developed by British […]
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Marine life recovery following the dinosaurs’ extinction
Read more of: Marine life recovery following the dinosaurs’ extinctionA new study shows how marine life around Antarctica returned after the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs. A team led by British Antarctic Survey studied just under 3000 […]
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New map of Greenland reveals fast-changing environment
Read more of: New map of Greenland reveals fast-changing environmentCartographers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has produced the most detailed and up-to-date published map of Greenland available.
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“Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies
Read more of: “Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin coloniesResearchers at British Antarctic Survey have discovered “catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies.
