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1. Cool blog: James Clark Ross in the Southern Ocean

   The onboard activities of the BAS ship RRS James Clark Ross, currently on a science cruise in the Southern Ocean, are documented in a blog by Portuguese scientist, Jose Xavier. […]

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2. Visit Antarctica with British Antarctic Survey during Cambridge Science Festival – 10-20 March 2008

   Join scientists from British Antarctic Survey as they take you on a journey to Antarctica. As part of this year’s Cambridge Science Festival, BAS will host two evening talks at […]

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3. New ice core shows more evidence of Antarctic Peninsula change

   More evidence of changing weather patterns around the Antarctic Peninsula – a region where climate has changed rapidly over the last 50 years – is published this month in Geophysical […]

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4. From Mars to the Earth: Studying ice beneath the surface

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5. First evidence of under-ice volcanic eruption in Antarctica

     The first evidence of a volcanic eruption from beneath Antarctica’s most rapidly changing ice sheet is reported this week in the journal Nature Geosciences. The volcano on the West […]

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6. Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet begins

   A four-man science team led by British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Dr Andy Smith has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet. The lake – the size […]

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7. ITV News broadcast live from Rothera Research Station

   A series of Special Assignment reports on BAS research from ITV News start today (Monday 14 January). The live reports, plus recorded packages, are expected to trail on lunchtime (1.30) […]

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8. Antarctic ecology: from genes to ecosystems

   The latest discoveries in Antarctica’s evolutionary biology ranging from single genes to entire ecosystems are described eloquently in a new volume entitled Antarctic ecology: from genes to ecosystems published by […]

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9. BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal

   The Polar Medal has been awarded to six British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff for their outstanding achievement and service to the United Kingdom in the field of Polar Research. Awarded […]

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10. Hot topics, cool science: new Antarctic field season underway

    The  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 2007/08 field season is underway.  The start of the season is marked by the arrival of dozens of scientists – together with tonnes of equipment […]

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11. BAS wins PR award

    British Antarctic Survey has won a prestigious PR industry award for its use of broadcast media as part of its communications activities. At the CorpComms Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel […]

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12. New ‘High-Def’ view of Antarctica

    A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) unveiled today (27 Nov 07) the most geographically accurate, […]

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