Antarctic species in the face of a changing ocean
A new study reveals how marine life around Antarctica will fare in an ocean which has declining levels of oxygen. Writing in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society […]
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New map of Greenland reveals fast-changing environment
Read more of: New map of Greenland reveals fast-changing environmentCartographers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has produced the most detailed and up-to-date published map of Greenland available.
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Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at risk
Read more of: Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at riskA new study highlights that sub-Antarctic seabirds are most at risk from unsustainable fishing during the southern hemisphere winter and in the south Atlantic and Southwest Indian Oceans. The link […]
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First Antarctic construction season success
Read more of: First Antarctic construction season successANTARCTICA: At the onset of the Antarctic winter British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera Research Station bids farewell to 50 construction workers. They have spent the last six months building the […]
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Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity
Read more of: Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversityA new study by BAS scientists and collaborators in the Netherlands shows that seal and penguin poo is key to Antarctic biodiversity on land. By studying concentrations of nitrogen-rich guano […]
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Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice Shelf
Read more of: Solar heat drives rapid melting of Antarctic Ice ShelfA section of the world’s largest ice shelf in Antarctica – around the size of Spain – is melting 10 times faster than average and warm ocean currents beneath it […]
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“Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies
Read more of: “Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin coloniesResearchers at British Antarctic Survey have discovered “catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies.
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Scientists to study methane emissions in North Sea
Read more of: Scientists to study methane emissions in North SeaScientists embark on a three-week flying campaign today (23 April) to study methane emissions from gas fields in the southern North Sea. Using specialised scientific equipment, on board one of […]
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New mission for 1.5 million year climate record
Read more of: New mission for 1.5 million year climate recordThis week a team of European researchers announces its plans for an ambitious mission to find the oldest ice on Earth (9 April 2019). Antarctica’s ice has the potential to […]
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New polar ship takes to water once again
Read more of: New polar ship takes to water once againNew polar ship takes to the water once again
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Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstorms
Read more of: Antarctic snowfall dominated by a few extreme snowstormsA new study reveals the importance of a small number of intense storms around Antarctica in controlling the amount of snow falling across the continent.
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Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern Ocean
Read more of: Scientists map ‘deepest’ parts of Southern OceanA team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey has for the first time mapped the deepest part of the South Sandwich Trench in the Southern Ocean. This part of […]
