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1. New field season begins

   As spring returns to the southern hemisphere British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has started another research season which will take them over land, sea and ice in search of answers to […]

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2. New study shows when Pine Island Glacier retreat began

   New study reveals when West Antarctica’s largest glacier started retreating Reporting this week (Wednesday 23 November) in the journal Nature an international team led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explains […]

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3. FEATURED PAPER: Icebergs and blue carbon

   When divers laid a grid of 225 markers on the seabed it started one of the longest marine disturbance experiments anywhere in the world. Surveyed and replaced annually, they show […]

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4. FEATURED PAPER: Modelling Gondwana break-up

   Gondwana break-up changed the global continental configuration, leading to the opening of major oceanic gateways, shifts in the climate system and significant impacts on the biosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere. Although […]

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5. Quest begins for oldest ice on Earth

   First phase of project to collect 1.5 million years of climate data in Antarctica A team of European scientists heads to East Antarctica this month to locate the oldest ice […]

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6. New study puts shells under spotlight

   A new study on how molluscs build their shells in the sub-zero waters of Antarctica is published today (Friday 11 November) in the journal Scientific Reports. A team of European […]

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7. UK welcomes agreement on largest Marine Protected Area

   HOBART, Australia: The world’s experts on Antarctic marine conservation have this week agreed to establish a marine protected area (MPA) in Antarctica’s Ross Sea. At the meeting of the Commission […]

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8. Iceberg scouring disturbs carbon-fixing seafloor ecosystems

   Shallow-water ecosystems are a major carbon sink, as many species living on the seafloor use carbon to build their tissue and shells. This carbon can become part of seafloor sediment […]

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9. Study shows mixed fortunes for Signy penguins

   A forty year study on a remote Antarctic island shows that while populations of two penguin species are declining, a third is increasing. Analysis of census data from Signy Island […]

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10. FEATURED PAPER: Sea-ice reduction

    A team of British climate scientists comparing today’s environment with the warm period before the last ice age has discovered a 65% reduction of Antarctic sea ice around 128,000 years […]

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11. FEATURED PAPER: Tidal controls on ice streams

    The often large ocean tides around Antarctica can greatly affect the flow of ice streams even long distances upstream of their grounding lines. Observing and modelling this interaction serves as […]

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12. New polar ship reaches first construction milestone

    Keel-laying ceremony at Cammell Laird

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