1225 to 1236 of 1417 results
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists and colleagues from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS), the Zoological Society of London and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the USA are set to […]
Recognised internationally for his research into the Earth’s past climate, Dr Mulvaney, has led British and collaborative deep-field missions to collect Antarctic ice cores from some of the most inaccessible […]
Antarctica Christmas Eve While most of us are enjoying the festive season with our friends and families, British Antarctic Survey science and support teams are enjoying the ultimate white Christmas […]
Since leaving home a few weeks ago the international science teams investigating Antarctica’s hidden world have been at the Australian Davis, US McMurdo and South Pole research stations preparing themselves […]
First comprehensive inventory of life in Antarctica The first comprehensive “inventory” of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity […]
Listen to Dave Barnes and Katrin Linse talking to Richard Hollingham for NERC’s Planet Earth Online about the remarkable biodiversity around Antarctica’s South Orkney Islands. Related link Biodiversity Podcast on […]
The longest lava flows in the solar system formed mountain ranges across three continents, according to new geological research. Ferrar basalts Called the Ferrar basalts, the rocks formed by the […]
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP visited British Antarctic Survey on Friday 31 October on a fact-finding mission. In the week that new […]
New visualisation of South Georgia A new visualisation tool for exploring the subantarctic islands of South Georgia is unveiled today (22 October 2008). The South Georgia Geographic Information System (SGGIS) […]
Challenge to discover Antarctica”s hidden world Later this month teams of scientists, engineers, pilots and support staff from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), USA, Germany, Australia, China and Japan will join […]
CO2 emissions are booming Scientists will this week (Friday 26 Sept) announce the annual update on the global carbon figures. They report that CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and […]
In May 1985 in the journal Nature British Antarctic Survey scientists reported their discovery of an ‘ozone hole’ over Antarctica. The United Nations Environmental Programme proclaims 16 September the International […]
