Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg
ANTARCTICA – 23 January 2023. A huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It calved after cracks that […]
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New emperor penguin colony discovered
Read more of: New emperor penguin colony discoveredScientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite mapping technology. This new colony makes a total of 62 known emperor penguin colonies around the coastline of […]
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Underwater tsunamis created by glacier calving
Read more of: Underwater tsunamis created by glacier calvingScientists on a research vessel in Antarctica watched the front of a glacier disintegrate and their measurements ‘went off the scale’. As well as witnessing disruptions on the ocean surface, […]
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AI tool to revolutionise polar ship navigation
Read more of: AI tool to revolutionise polar ship navigationArtificial Intelligence (AI) will enable ships navigating in polar ocean conditions to be more efficient using a new route planning tool created by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers. The tool […]
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Climate change to increase lifetime of space pollution
Read more of: Climate change to increase lifetime of space pollutionSatellites face greater chances of collision with space debris as a result of reduced density in the upper atmosphere. Increasing levels of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere will result in […]
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Learning about the first animals from life at the poles
Read more of: Learning about the first animals from life at the polesThe amazing survival strategies of polar marine creatures might help to explain how the first animals on Earth could have evolved earlier than the oldest fossils suggest according to new […]
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Ice age valleys give clues to future ice sheet change
Read more of: Ice age valleys give clues to future ice sheet changeDeep valleys buried under the seafloor of the North Sea record how the ancient ice sheets that used to cover the UK and Europe expelled water to stop themselves from […]
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Scientists expose vulnerabilities of critical Antarctic ice shelf
Read more of: Scientists expose vulnerabilities of critical Antarctic ice shelfPine Island Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, which holds back enough ice to raise sea levels by 0.5 metres, could be more vulnerable to complete disintegration than previously thought. A […]
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High levels of pollutants in Antarctic snow
Read more of: High levels of pollutants in Antarctic snowScientists have recorded markedly increased levels of ‘fluorinated forever chemicals’ in Antarctic snow which are thought to have originated from the use of CFC-replacements.
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Scientists begin work counting Arctic walrus
Read more of: Scientists begin work counting Arctic walrusResearchers are heading to the Arctic to begin fieldwork to study walrus populations for the next stage in the Walrus from Space project.
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Experts predict future biodiversity threats
Read more of: Experts predict future biodiversity threatsA new study featuring contributions from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has predicted the top emerging threats to ocean biodiversity over the coming decades.
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Report highlights changes in Antarctica
Read more of: Report highlights changes in AntarcticaA new report published today (Tuesday 24 May) sends a strong message to countries responsible for Antarctic governance meeting this week in Berlin, that there’s a need for urgent action on minimising climate change impacts in Antarctica and their far-reaching global consequences.
