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1. NEWS STORY: Frozen in to the Arctic winter

   Extreme science in extreme conditions: frozen in to the Arctic winter Dr Markus Frey, a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ice and atmospheric scientist, is living and working aboard the Norwegian […]

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2. NEWS STORY: Columns widespread in Southern Ocean

   Oceanographers discover ‘Taylor columns’ are widespread in Southern Ocean according to new research published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research Lead author Professor Mike Meredith, a Senior Oceanographer at […]

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3. PRESS RELEASE: Halley and space flight

   Research for human space flight

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4. NEWS STORY: Penguin colonies once limited

   Survival of the fittest – genetics reveals where emperor penguins survived the last ice age During the last ice age, when much of the Antarctic coastline was uninhabitable due to […]

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5. NEWS STORY: Monument for Antarctic personnel

   The Antarctic Monument remembers Britons lost in Antarctica A monument dedicated to Britons who lost their lives in the service of science in Antarctica was unveiled on the waterfront at […]

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6. NEWS STORY: Age does not wither

   Does age matter? Maybe not if you’re a wandering albatross A new study of the wandering albatrosses breeding on the sub-antarctic island of Bird Island (off South Georgia) reveals that […]

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7. NEWS STORY: Data recovered in Antarctica

   BAS recovers American scientific data in Antarctica Staff from the British Antarctic Survey have recovered crucial scientific data from a giant helium balloon which came down in west Antarctica. The […]

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8. NEWS STORY: Events in Cambridge and Manchester

   ‘Ice-Spy in the Antarctic’ Thursday 19 February 11.00 – 11:25 14:00 – 14:25 Cambridge Science Centre, Jesus Lane, Cambridge How do you track the ice that floats in the polar […]

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9. NEWS STORY: 2nd award for BAS manager

   Long serving BAS manager awarded second honour Mike Pinnock, one of the British Antarctic Survey’s longest serving managers, has been awarded a Second Clasp by HM The Queen. The Second […]

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10. PRESS RELEASE: Oceans and biofouling

    Ocean acidification changes balance of biofouling communities A new study of marine organisms that make up the ‘biofouling community’ — tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships’ hulls and rocks […]

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11. NEWS STORY: Christmas in Antarctica

    British Antarctic Survey staff prepare to celebrate Christmas far away from home As you make the last preparations for the festive period, spare a thought for those who will be […]

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12. NEWS STORY: Satellites spot seabird poo!

    Seabird poo has unique spectral signature visible from satellite images Scientists have discovered that penguin and seabird poo (guano) from colonies around the Antarctic Peninsula has a unique spectral signature […]

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