First Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas, and is set to inform conservation measures across the region.
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Read more of: First Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
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Mysterious patterns revealed on ice shelf bottom
Read more of: Mysterious patterns revealed on ice shelf bottomAn international research team deployed the uncrewed submersible ‘Ran’ underneath 350 m thick ice. They got back the very first detailed maps covering extensive areas of the underside of a glacier, revealing clues to future sea level rise.
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Expedition to Greenland will piece together movements of ancient civilisation
Read more of: Expedition to Greenland will piece together movements of ancient civilisationAn interdisciplinary team of researchers is heading back to Greenland this week (30 July) for the second phase of the Wandel Dal Project.
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Professor Lloyd Peck awarded SCAR Medal
Read more of: Professor Lloyd Peck awarded SCAR MedalProfessor Lloyd Peck FRS, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey, has been announced as the 2024 recipient of the SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research.
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Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheries
Read more of: Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheriesSeabirds are among the most threatened creatures globally, often due to incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries.
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Mega-iceberg melt affects important marine ecosystem
Read more of: Mega-iceberg melt affects important marine ecosystemScientists have for the first time taken in-situ ocean measurements during the collapse of a giant iceberg in the sub-Antarctic
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Greenland science expedition aims to unveil critical climate insights
Read more of: Greenland science expedition aims to unveil critical climate insightsA team will work in south-east Greenland to advance our understanding of the region’s rapidly decaying ice sheet and its impacts on ocean and global climate systems.
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Modernisation milestones achieved in Antarctica
Read more of: Modernisation milestones achieved in AntarcticaConstruction teams have completed significant stages of the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme and joined the over-wintering staff for the first time as the 2023/24 summer season ended.
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The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
Read more of: The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsFor the first time, researchers, including from British Antarctic Survey, have combined unique geological samples with sophisticated modelling to provide surprising insights into when and where today’s East and West Antarctic ice sheets formed.
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Listen to ancient air escaping from polar ice cores at Royal Society
Read more of: Listen to ancient air escaping from polar ice cores at Royal SocietyClimate scientists from University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey will be at the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, showcasing how they are using Antarctic ice cores to unlock the past and uncover clues to our planet’s future.
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New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
Read more of: New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheetWarm water that seeps underneath can melt ice in way not yet included in models
A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterised by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate the movement of the ice into the ocean.
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Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica 2024
Read more of: Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica 2024Today (21 June) marks the longest night in Antarctica and a very special Midwinter’s Day with 47 people or ‘winterers’ living and working at British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) three winter stations: Rothera on the Antarctic peninsula, and King Edward Point and Bird Island on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
