Increase in plastics reaching remote South Atlantic Islands
The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research published today […]
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Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space storm
Read more of: Satellites more at risk from fast solar wind than a major space stormSatellites are more likely to be at risk from high-speed solar wind than a major geomagnetic storm according to a new UK-US study published this week in the Journal Space […]
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Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures
Read more of: Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperaturesMelting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than previously thought, according to […]
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Increases in winds weaken Southern Ocean carbon sink
Read more of: Increases in winds weaken Southern Ocean carbon sinkA new study of lake sediments from the sub-Antarctic reveals for the first time that increases in westerly winds are likely to reduce the ability of the Southern Ocean to […]
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New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil Antarctica
Read more of: New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil AntarcticaThe most comprehensive magnetic map of Antarctica ever produced is published this week (15 July 2018). The new map – which includes 3.5 million line-kilometres of magnetic anomaly data collected […]
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New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’
Read more of: New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’RRS Sir David Attenborough hull launch into River Mersey 14 July Update 20 July 2018 – watch video of launch A major milestone in the build of the UK’s state-of-the-art […]
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New insight into an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator
Read more of: New insight into an enigmatic Antarctic apex predatorScientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have, for the first time, tracked the lives of leopard seals as they migrate around Antarctica. The team followed these formidable predators as they […]
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Major shift in marine life occurred 33 million years later
Read more of: Major shift in marine life occurred 33 million years laterA new study of marine fossils from Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and South America reveals that one of the greatest changes to the evolution of life in our oceans occurred […]
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European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C world
Read more of: European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C worldThe UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. This has implications for wind energy […]
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New study reveals increased snowfall in Antarctica over last two centuries
Read more of: New study reveals increased snowfall in Antarctica over last two centuriesThe first comprehensive study of snowfall across Antarctica provides vital information in the study of future sea-level rise. Presenting this week (Monday 9 April 2018) at the European Geosciences Union […]
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Research mission to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea ice
Read more of: Research mission to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea iceHeavy sea ice conditions have thwarted a science mission from reaching the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica from which a large iceberg broke off in July 2017. A team […]
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First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Read more of: First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystemA team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice […]
