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1. Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths

   A new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]

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2. New map reveals landscape beneath Greenland’s ice sheet

   A new map of what lies beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet is published this week (Thursday 14 December 2017). By providing scientists with the most comprehensive, high resolution and accurate […]

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3. Honorary appointment for BAS Director

   Professor Dame Jane Francis is appointed Chancellor at University of Leeds

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4. Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away

   A thinning of small areas of floating ice at Antarctica’s coast can accelerate the movement of ice grounded on rocks hundreds of kilometres away, a new study involving scientists from […]

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5. New satellite imagery reveals new highest Antarctic Peninsula Mountain

   Cartographers surveying Antarctica have discovered Mt Hope is the tallest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) at 3,239 m (10,654 ft) above sea level. Until now, maps showed Mt […]

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6. British Antarctic Survey Staff Appointed to Parliamentary Advisory Boards

   British Antarctic Survey (BAS) oceanographer and mathematician Dr Emily Shuckburgh has been appointed member of the Advisory Board to the All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG). And civil engineer and […]

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7. Season’s greetings!

   Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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8. Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invited

   Applications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2018/19 field season. The closing date is 5th March 2018. CASS provides opportunities for UK-based […]

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9. Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates

   An animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a […]

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10. Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change

    The populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the […]

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11. Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly

    A UK team of researchers has produced high-resolution maps of the bed beneath a major glacier in West Antarctica, which will help them predict future sea-level rise from this region. […]

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12. Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival

    An international study involving British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has shed light on how the larvae of Antarctic krill – small shrimp-like crustaceans – use sea ice to ensure their […]

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