Microplastics discovered in Antarctica
Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica’s deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching plastic pollution has become.
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Mission to Antarctica seeks answers to critical questions about nutrients and carbon
Read more of: Mission to Antarctica seeks answers to critical questions about nutrients and carbonScientists return to the Southern Ocean this week (5 February 2025), as part of the BIOPOLE project, to answer fundamental questions about how nutrients drive the global carbon cycle and ocean ecosystems.
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Seriously remote working – applications open for jobs in Antarctica
Read more of: Seriously remote working – applications open for jobs in AntarcticaEscape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica.
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World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks free
Read more of: World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks freeThe world’s largest and oldest iceberg A23a is on the move. After decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, the mega-iceberg has broken free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands and is now drifting in the Southern Ocean.
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Role of polar ice sheets in climate tipping points
Read more of: Role of polar ice sheets in climate tipping pointsPolar ice sheets are critical for climate projections, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Improving understanding of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is essential for reducing the uncertainty around climate tipping points, and vital for guiding projections for a rapidly changing future climate.
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New construction season drives Antarctic modernisation forward
Read more of: New construction season drives Antarctic modernisation forwardA new season of construction is underway in Antarctica for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Specialist teams are arriving at Rothera, the UK’s largest research station and gateway for international science and collaboration.
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Get your Ticket to Antarctica! Your name will go on a journey to the frozen wilderness
Read more of: Get your Ticket to Antarctica! Your name will go on a journey to the frozen wildernessIt’s not too late to sign up to Ticket to Antarctica. Your name can join RRS Sir David Attenborough in the Falkland Islands
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Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Read more of: Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierNew science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica’s most worrying glacier
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Get your Ticket to Antarctica!
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New project seeks to inspire, educate and entertain the public about Antarctica.
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Expedition to Greenland will piece together movements of ancient civilisation
Read more of: Expedition to Greenland will piece together movements of ancient civilisationAn interdisciplinary team of researchers is heading back to Greenland this week (30 July) for the second phase of the Wandel Dal Project.
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Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheries
Read more of: Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheriesSeabirds are among the most threatened creatures globally, often due to incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries.
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Greenland science expedition aims to unveil critical climate insights
Read more of: Greenland science expedition aims to unveil critical climate insightsA team will work in south-east Greenland to advance our understanding of the region’s rapidly decaying ice sheet and its impacts on ocean and global climate systems.