First Antarctic construction season success
ANTARCTICA: 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 […]
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Construction of new wharf begins as first frame is lowered into place
Read more of: Construction of new wharf begins as first frame is lowered into placeA major milestone has been reached in the construction of a new wharf at Rothera Research Station. The first of 20 steel frames, forming the skeleten of the new structure, has been lowered into place in a piece of precision engineering.
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Marine research expedition sets sail for the South Atlantic
Read more of: Marine research expedition sets sail for the South AtlanticA team of scientists set sail this week (12 March) for the remote South Atlantic islands of Tristan da Cunha and St Helena. This mission is part of BAS’ commitment […]
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BBC Radio 4 Today Programme in the Arctic
Read more of: BBC Radio 4 Today Programme in the ArcticThe NERC Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, is delighted to be hosting the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme this week (12-14 March 2019), including science editor Tom Feilden and presenter […]
