2019/20 Antarctic field season begins
Getting ready to go south
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Poet Laureate marks naming of polar ship
Read more of: Poet Laureate marks naming of polar shipA new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage celebrates the RRS Sir David Attenborough. In this video Simon describes his inspiration for the poem, which can be read in full […]
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Krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate
Read more of: Krill’s influence on CO2 and global climateA new study involving British Antarctic Survey researchers highlights the influence of krill (Euphausia superba) on atmospheric carbon levels. It is published in the journal Nature Communications today (18th October […]
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Stranded whales detected from space
Read more of: Stranded whales detected from spaceA 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 […]
