Scientists predict slump in Falklands squid stocks
Record low numbers of highly-prized squid have devastated the Falkland Islands fishery this year. Less than 10,000 tonnes have been caught so far, making this the worst year since the […]
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Human waste threatens global biodiversity
Read more of: Human waste threatens global biodiversity22 April 2002 PR Number 6/2002 Discarded human debris is encouraging colonization of exotic marine animals in the world’s oceans and threatening global biodiversity, particularly in the Southern Ocean. The […]
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Seeking Answers Beneath the ice: Dr Cynan Ellis Evans on Antarctic Sub-glacial Lakes
Read more of: Seeking Answers Beneath the ice: Dr Cynan Ellis Evans on Antarctic Sub-glacial LakesDate: 08 Apr 2002 Science writer Jean de Pomereu recently interviewed Dr Cynan Ellis Evans of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) for SciencePoles on the subject of Antarctic sub-glacial lakes. As […]
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Satellite spies on doomed Antarctic ice shelf
Read more of: Satellite spies on doomed Antarctic ice shelfPRESS RELEASE 19 March 2002 PR Number 5/2002 Satellite images have revealed the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula fulfilling predictions made by British Antarctic Survey […]
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Robot submarine reveals secret stash of key Antarctic food source under sea ice
Read more of: Robot submarine reveals secret stash of key Antarctic food source under sea ice05 March 2002 PR Number 4/2002 A robot submarine expedition under the Antarctic sea ice has discovered a major food reserve in the Southern Ocean. The findings, reported this week […]
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World’s Coolest Golden Jubilee Street Party
Read more of: World’s Coolest Golden Jubilee Street Party04 February 2002 PR Number 3/2002 Plans are underway for the world’s coolest ‘street party’ to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee on June 3rd. Twenty scientists and support staff at […]
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Climate change causes extreme changes to Antarctic Lakes
Read more of: Climate change causes extreme changes to Antarctic Lakes21 January 2002 PR Number 2/2002 Results from a 20-year study reveal dramatic ecological changes to lakes in Antarctica caused by a 1?C temperature increase. The findings, reported this week […]
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Antarctic Ice Core milestone – 2002m reached as year 2002 arrives
Read more of: Antarctic Ice Core milestone – 2002m reached as year 2002 arrives15 January 2002 PR Number 1/2002 In the first weeks of the New Year a team of European scientists drilled successfully through 2002 metres of ice at Dome Concordia, high […]