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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FEATURED PAPER: Temperature change in Sichuan
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Temperature change in SichuanThe Sichuan basin is one of the most densely populated regions of China. Along with insufficient arable land and economic underdevelopments, this region is particularly vulnerable to climate-related stresses. Improving […]
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New Antarctic heat map reveals sub-ice hotspots
Read more of: New Antarctic heat map reveals sub-ice hotspotsAn international team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has produced a new map showing how much heat from the Earth’s interior is reaching the base of the […]
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Halley VI Research Station ready for 2017 summer season
Read more of: Halley VI Research Station ready for 2017 summer seasonStation opens for 2017 summer season
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BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in Bonn
Read more of: BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in BonnThis week (10-11 November) leading scientists and experts from EU-funded research programmes engage with political leaders from the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic to examine the economic and social consequences […]
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Halley Research Station will not winter in 2018
Read more of: Halley Research Station will not winter in 2018British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has decided, for safety reasons, that it will close its Halley VI Research Station during the 2018 Antarctic winter. This will be the second time that […]
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The RRS Sir David Attenborough in the virtual wind tunnel
Read more of: The RRS Sir David Attenborough in the virtual wind tunnelThe RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) just got another step closer to completion as the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) investigated the aerodynamic performance of Britain’s new polar research vessel using a computer generated ‘virtual wind tunnel’
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‘Scars’ left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreat
Read more of: ‘Scars’ left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreatThousands of marks on the Antarctic seafloor, caused by icebergs which broke free from glaciers more than ten thousand years ago, show how part of the Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated […]
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BBC Blockbuster Blue Planet II returns
Read more of: BBC Blockbuster Blue Planet II returnsBlue Planet II – the nature documentary that explores the deepest and darkest realms of the world’s oceans – is back on the BBC some 16 years after it was […]
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Scientists to visit hidden Antarctic ecosystem after giant iceberg calving
Read more of: Scientists to visit hidden Antarctic ecosystem after giant iceberg calvingA team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is planning an urgent mission to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for […]
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FEATURED PAPER: Wind, warm water and ice-sheet loss
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Wind, warm water and ice-sheet lossWind-driven incursions of warm, deep water forced the retreat of West Antarctic glaciers from the end of the last ice age until 7,500 years ago and since the 1940s. These […]
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New study calls for unified research to understand changing ecosystems
Read more of: New study calls for unified research to understand changing ecosystemsA new multidisciplinary study led by scientists at British Antarctic Study (BAS) stresses the need for an integrated approach to understand the effects of climate change on Antarctic marine ecosystems. […]
