Stranded whales detected from space
A 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.
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Scientists to study methane emissions in North Sea
Read more of: Scientists to study methane emissions in North SeaScientists embark on a three-week flying campaign today (23 April) to study methane emissions from gas fields in the southern North Sea. Using specialised scientific equipment, on board one of […]
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New mission for 1.5 million year climate record
Read more of: New mission for 1.5 million year climate recordThis week a team of European researchers announces its plans for an ambitious mission to find the oldest ice on Earth (9 April 2019). Antarctica’s ice has the potential to […]
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Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstorms
Read more of: Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstormsA new study reveals the importance of a small number of intense storms around Antarctica in controlling the amount of snow falling across the continent.
