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1. In old age, efficiency is key to successful parenting

   Old albatrosses that are more efficient at finding food during migration are more likely to successfully raise young, new research shows. A study led by the British Antarctic Survey, in […]

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2. Midwinter 2018

   Hundreds of scientists and staff across the breadth of Antarctica – along with their family and friends back home – will today celebrate Midwinter’s Day – the day that heralds […]

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3. FEATURED PAPER: Sea-ice loss impacts Northern Hemisphere

   This study, led by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, suggests that sea-ice loss in different regions of the Arctic, and of different amounts, leads to different effects on surface […]

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4. Scientists convene to discuss next steps for polar research

   Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) join over 1500 polar experts in Davos, Switzerland this week, to discuss the big issues and next steps for research in the polar regions. […]

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5. New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrank

   Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-flowing glaciers in Antarctica. Over the last eleven years, four major icebergs have broken off from its floating ice shelf. […]

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6. British Antarctic Survey archives awarded United Nations recognition

   A collection of reports and photos from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), documenting the UK’s leading role in the modern era of Antarctic exploration, is being inscribed onto UNESCO’s UK […]

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7. New insight into an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator

   Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have, for the first time, tracked the lives of leopard seals as they migrate around Antarctica. The team followed these formidable predators as they […]

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8. Fungi respire millennium-old carbon from Antarctic soil

   Fungi in Antarctic soils release carbon that is more than a thousand years old, a team led by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has found. This discovery sheds light on how carbon is released into the atmosphere as polar regions warm.

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9. Hay Festival short film highlights Antarctic climate science

   Leading climate scientist and BAS oceanographer Dr Emily Shuckburgh worked with award-winning author and illustrator Chris Haughton to create the short film Message from Antarctica. This is part of the […]

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10. Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South Pole

    Revealing Antarctica’s hidden world

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11. Major shift in marine life occurred 33 million years later

    A new study of marine fossils from Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and South America reveals that one of the greatest changes to the evolution of life in our oceans occurred […]

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12. European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C world

    The UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. This has implications for wind energy […]

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