Hidden giant granite discovered beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica, have revealed the presence of a vast buried granite body.
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A new Antarctic season begins for 2025/26
Read more of: A new Antarctic season begins for 2025/26RRS Sir David Attenborough departs from Plymouth on 17 October to begin five-week voyage to Antarctica, marking the start of the new Antarctic field season.
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A historic moment: over 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history captured from an Antarctic ice core
Read more of: A historic moment: over 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history captured from an Antarctic ice coreAncient ice from Antarctica, extracted as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, captures a unique climate record spanning at least the past 1.2 million years.
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Antarctica’s message to the world: scientists sound alarm on extreme events and tipping points
Read more of: Antarctica’s message to the world: scientists sound alarm on extreme events and tipping pointsScientists meeting at The Royal Society in London this week are issuing a stark warning: dramatic and extreme changes in Antarctica are happening faster than expected, with consequences that will affect everyone on the planet.
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Cruising for clues: discovering invasive species in the Arctic with eDNA
Read more of: Cruising for clues: discovering invasive species in the Arctic with eDNAScientists have detected the DNA of an invasive marine species in Arctic Canada suggesting the region’s waters are no longer cold enough to be a natural barrier.
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New research links ocean tides to when icebergs in Antarctica break off
Read more of: New research links ocean tides to when icebergs in Antarctica break offA new study has revealed that ocean tides can directly influence when massive Antarctic icebergs break off from the ice shelves surrounding the continent, a process known as calving. The research marks a major step toward accurately forecasting ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet and improving projections of global sea level rise.
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Antarctica’s oldest ice arrives for climate analysis
Read more of: Antarctica’s oldest ice arrives for climate analysisA consignment of ancient ice from Antarctica, extracted as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, arrived at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge for detailed analysis this month.
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End of season milestone: Discovery Building lights the way forward
Read more of: End of season milestone: Discovery Building lights the way forwardAs the 2024/25 Antarctic construction season comes to a close, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) marks a crucial milestone in the modernisation of Rothera Research Station, as the Discovery Building comes into operational use.
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Seals study shows melting sea ice is shaping their future
Read more of: Seals study shows melting sea ice is shaping their futureew study reveals how Antarctic seals are responding to shifts in Antarctic sea ice and what long term changes could mean for their future survival.
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New AI tool aids caribou conservation in a changing Arctic
Read more of: New AI tool aids caribou conservation in a changing ArcticArtificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou in the Canadian Arctic, according to a new study.
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Major Antarctic operations hub switches on to support UK polar science
Read more of: Major Antarctic operations hub switches on to support UK polar scienceThe British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) new scientific support and operations facility, the Discovery Building, is now coming into operational use at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.
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Marking 40 years since the discovery of the ozone hole
Read more of: Marking 40 years since the discovery of the ozone holeThis week, the world will mark the 40th anniversary of a moment that changed the course of history: the publication in Nature of ground-breaking research that presented the discovery of the ozone hole on 16 May 1985.