Stranded whales detected from space
A new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from space. Researchers tested a new detection method using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images […]
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Study recommends special protection of emperor penguins
Read more of: Study recommends special protection of emperor penguinsIn a new study published this week (Wednesday 9 October) in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers recommends the need for additional measures to protect and conserve […]
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Ship is named with royal ceremony
Read more of: Ship is named with royal ceremonyThe UK’s new polar research ship is formally named the RRS Sir David Attenborough today [Thursday 26 September] by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. In their first engagement of […]
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New report reveals state of the planet
Read more of: New report reveals state of the planetMONACO: Hundreds of scientists and Government representatives met in Monaco this week to finalise the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a […]
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Funding boost for space weather research
Read more of: Funding boost for space weather researchSpace weather research gets a boost this week with a £20m fund announced by the UK Prime Minister. Space weather, such as flares or winds from the Sun’s surface or […]
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend Naming Ceremony of New Polar Ship
Read more of: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to attend Naming Ceremony of New Polar ShipThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Sir David Attenborough will attend the Royal Ceremonial Naming of the New Polar Research Ship at the Cammell Laird shipyard on Thursday 26 […]
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Antarctic krill use ‘hotspots’ for their young
Read more of: Antarctic krill use ‘hotspots’ for their youngNew research, published this week (24 July 2019) in the journal PLOS ONE, shows how Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), a key species in the Southern Ocean food web, choose different […]
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Reaffirmed international commitment to Antarctic Treaty
Read more of: Reaffirmed international commitment to Antarctic TreatyPRAGUE 11 July 2019 Twenty-nine nations today [11 July 2019] reaffirm their commitment to the treaty that protects and preserves Antarctica as a continent for peace and science. Sixty years […]
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Discovery of rare lava lake on remote sub-Antarctic island
Read more of: Discovery of rare lava lake on remote sub-Antarctic islandA team of scientists has discovered a rare lava lake on a remote and inaccessible sub-Antarctic island. This volcano in the South Sandwich Islands is only the 8th to be identified worldwide to have a persistent lava lake.
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Space weather causes radiation damage to satellites
Read more of: Space weather causes radiation damage to satellitesThe use of electric propulsion for raising satellites into geostationary orbit can result in significant solar cell degradation according to a new study. The extended journey results in greater exposure […]
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Engineers automate science from remote Antarctic station
Read more of: Engineers automate science from remote Antarctic stationA remote and unoccupied research station in Antarctica has, for the first time, collected important scientific measurements of climate, ozone and space weather thanks to ground-breaking technology developed by British […]
