Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s
A new study, involving researchers from British Antarctic Survey, has found that significant thinning and retreat of the vast Thwaites Glacier began in the 1940s.
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Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps up
Read more of: Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps upThe final field season of the ambitious, international effort to understand Antarctica’s giant Thwaites Glacier is complete.
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First flights of uncrewed aircraft in Antarctica
Read more of: First flights of uncrewed aircraft in AntarcticaA team testing the Windracers ULTRA drone in Antarctica has shared the first video footage of the aircraft flying autonomously over British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station and its nearby islands.
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Love on Ice: Engineers’ Antarctic Engagement Sparks Warmth
Read more of: Love on Ice: Engineers’ Antarctic Engagement Sparks WarmthEngineers Tania Alvarez and Jose Valverde have celebrated their engagement at one of the world’s southmost locations, British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic peninsula.
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Avian flu now detected in albatrosses on South Georgia
Read more of: Avian flu now detected in albatrosses on South GeorgiaHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to affect the wildlife on the subantarctic islands of South Georgia. The latest results from samples taken from the islands reveal that the disease has now been detected in the wandering albatross.
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Sailbuoy Ahoy! Uncrewed surface vessel launched in South Georgia
Read more of: Sailbuoy Ahoy! Uncrewed surface vessel launched in South GeorgiaScientists studying krill in the sub-Antarctic have successfully completed a three-day mission using a Sailbuoy uncrewed surface vessel (USV). This mission marks the first Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved deployment of a USV for science around South Georgia.
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DNA reveals unique microorganisms evolved at poles
Read more of: DNA reveals unique microorganisms evolved at polesCommunities of microorganisms at the bottom of polar lakes evolved independently from other regions, influenced by the particular geological, biological and climate history of their regions.
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Increased rainfall threatens UK sea urchins
Read more of: Increased rainfall threatens UK sea urchinsSea urchins exposed to diluted seawater for long periods show signs of physical deterioration, according to scientists from British Antarctic Survey, the University of Cambridge and the Scottish Association for Marine Science.
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Ice cores reveal rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past
Read more of: Ice cores reveal rapid Antarctic ice loss in the pastThe first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrank suddenly and dramatically at the end of the Last Ice Age, around eight thousand years ago, is published in a new study this week.
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Pilotless plane test crew arrives in Antarctica
Read more of: Pilotless plane test crew arrives in AntarcticaA team have arrived at Rothera Research Station, ready to start testing the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica. If successful, the new drone platform could represent a major addition to British Antarctic Survey’s scientific capability on the frozen continent.
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New science facility to unveil mysteries of animal life in Antarctica
Read more of: New science facility to unveil mysteries of animal life in AntarcticaThe British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will build a new unique science facility at its UK Cambridge headquarters, enabling scientists to understand how organisms that live in cold polar environments evolved and the impact of environmental change on these special ecosystems.
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Disturbing the seabed could make climate change worse
Read more of: Disturbing the seabed could make climate change worseA study published this month in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science reveals that disturbing the seabed, through activities such as trawling, could increase the scale and speed of climate change.
