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1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. New polar ship reaches first construction milestone

   Keel-laying ceremony at Cammell Laird

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6. Ancient ice inspires Royal College of Art glass artist

   Data as art captivates a London audience

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7. Protecting the Antarctic Environment: 25 years on

   Celebrating 25 years of environmental protection in Antarctica

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8. Polar ecologist prepares for the ice – Blog no. 1

   New blog from ecologist Jes Bartlett who’s heading to spend the summer working at Signy Island Research station. Here she talks about preparing cargo in her blog: The Cargo Deadline […]

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9. Ship assists satellite missions

   On 20 September 2016 the British Antarctic Survey ship, the RRS James Clark Ross, set sail on its long voyage from Immingham in the UK to Stanley in the Falkland […]

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10. Antarctica’s hidden world revealed at New Scientist Live

    Research beneath Antarctica’s vast ice sheets has revealed mountain ranges the size of the Alps, lakes bigger than Windermere, rivers, streams and ancient volcanoes. But why should we care? Professor […]

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11. FEATURED PAPER: Atmospheric variability & surface temperatures

    This paper investigates the impact that the four principal patterns of Southern Hemisphere (SH) atmospheric circulation variability have on Antarctic surface air temperature (SAT): 1) the southern baroclinic annular mode […]

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12. Nature’s ocean fertiliser

    Scientists have discovered that Antarctic krill – a tiny shrimp-like crustacean – plays a key role in fertilising the Southern Ocean with iron, which stimulates the growth of phytoplankton, the […]

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