PRESS RELEASE: Increase in CO2 emissions
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 […]
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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Read more of: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone LayerIn 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 […]
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Calling all plumbers and electricians to work in Antarctica
Read more of: Calling all plumbers and electricians to work in AntarcticaCalling all plumbers and electricians to work in Antarctica British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the world-leading scientific research centre, is seeking a plumber or electrician to work at its Bird Island […]
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Seals help reveal secrets of the Southern Ocean
Read more of: Seals help reveal secrets of the Southern OceanScientists have gathered data from under and around the sea ice in Antarctica using sensors attached to southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Small sensors were attached to over 50 seals […]
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New Non-Executive Directors for BAS
Read more of: New Non-Executive Directors for BASI am very pleased to announce the appointment of two Non-Executive members who will join the BAS Board with immediate effect. Professor John Shepherd FRS John Shepherd is a Professorial […]
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First marine biodiversity record for any Antarctic polar sea
Read more of: First marine biodiversity record for any Antarctic polar seaA special issue of the international journal Antarctic Science collates, for the first time, the diverse results obtained from the BIOPEARL research cruise (2006) within the Scotia Arc region of […]
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Male seabirds suffer at the hand of parasite-ridden mothers
Read more of: Male seabirds suffer at the hand of parasite-ridden mothersA new study has found that parasites contribute to reduced breeding success of seabird populations in the North Sea because they reduce the ability of mothers to rear their sons. […]
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Iceberg scour affects biodiversity
Read more of: Iceberg scour affects biodiversityAntarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is going […]
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Antarctic ice shelf ‘hanging by thread’
Read more of: Antarctic ice shelf ‘hanging by thread’New evidence has emerged that a large plate of floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica is breaking up, in a troubling sign of global warming, the European Space Agency (ESA) […]
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Chance to own Antarctic vehicles
Read more of: Chance to own Antarctic vehiclesTractors, snowmobiles and other vehicles that have seen active service in one of the most remote places on earth go on sale this week. They’ve been used to support British […]
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HRH The Prince of Wales visits British Antarctic Survey
Read more of: HRH The Prince of Wales visits British Antarctic SurveyHRH The Prince of Wales, Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and senior UK & EU business leaders met this week (Tuesday […]
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Event – climate change, business and policy
Read more of: Event – climate change, business and policyEvent – climate change, business and policy Date: 27 May 2008 Venue: British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge **In the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales** Scientists, business leaders and politicians […]