Prestigious award for BAS science leader
British Antarctic Survey is delighted to announce the award of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2009 Louis Agassiz Medal to Dr Eric W. Wolff for his outstanding contributions to the […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole link to sea ice extent
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole link to sea ice extentIncreasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by […]
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Wilkins ice bridge snaps
Read more of: Wilkins ice bridge snapsWilkins ice bridge snaps Satellite pictures, from the European Space Agency (ESA), revealed that the 40-km (25 mile) long strip of floating ice believed to pin the Wilkins Ice Shelf […]
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UK Canada agreement forges ahead with polar science
Read more of: UK Canada agreement forges ahead with polar scienceA new polar research agreement between the Governments of UK and Canada to share access to polar infrastructure and increase science cooperation paves the way for achieving a greater understanding […]
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Blog from RRS James Clark Ross
Read more of: Blog from RRS James Clark RossDr José Xavier is currently taking part in a scientific cruise onboard the British Antarctic Survey vessesl RRS James Clark Ross. From March 2009, he will be based at Bird […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Surveying below the ice
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Surveying below the iceRobot submarine searches for signs of melting under Antarctic Ice Shelf A team of British and American scientists has successfully deployed an autonomous robot submarine on six missions beneath an […]
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Census finds identical species in Arctic and Antarctic
Read more of: Census finds identical species in Arctic and AntarcticEarth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census of Marine Life explorers, who were especially surprised to find at least […]
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PRESS RELEASE: New jobs in Antarctica
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: New jobs in AntarcticaAntarctic jobs offer opportunity of a lifetime Trades people looking for a career with a difference should check the national press this week. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches a recruitment […]
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Crown Prince of the Netherlands to visit Rothera Research Station
Read more of: Crown Prince of the Netherlands to visit Rothera Research StationCrown Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Princess Maxima of Orange will visit British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station from 6-10 February 2009. The fact-finding visit […]
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Cold hard complexity: learning to talk in nature’s language
Read more of: Cold hard complexity: learning to talk in nature’s languageA gentoo penguin slumps belly-first on a nest at Damoy, on the Antarctic Peninsula. Nearby some lichen grows across a rock, and schools of krill float through the Southern Ocean. […]
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How Antarctic ice cores give us clues about Earth’s future climate
Read more of: How Antarctic ice cores give us clues about Earth’s future climateScience writer and broadcaster Richard Hollingham meets Dr Robert Mulvaney at the British Antarctic Survey, who explains how collecting ice cores from all over Antarctica gives scientists a unique window […]
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Reuters news team visit Rothera Research Station
Read more of: Reuters news team visit Rothera Research StationReuters reporters Alister Doyle and Stuart McDill are visiting Rothera Research Station to file a series of special reports about the research there. Dr Pete Convey is one of the […]
