NEWS STORY: Ice melt rates measured
Antarctic research details ice melt below massive glacier An expedition of international scientists to the far reaches of Antarctica’s remote Pine Island Glacier has yielded exact measurements of an undersea […]
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NEWS STORY: Understanding food webs
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Understanding food websResearch on the dynamics of food webs The dynamics of food webs, networks of who-eats-whom interactions, are being highlighted in the August report of International Innovation, an open access European […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Evidence of life in frozen sediments
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Evidence of life in frozen sedimentsLife found in the sediments of an Antarctic subglacial lake for the first time Evidence of diverse life forms dating back nearly a hundred thousand years has been found in […]
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NEWS STORY: Mission to Pine Island Glacier
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Mission to Pine Island GlacierAmbitious science mission sets off for Antarctica A team of British scientists is making final preparations for an ambitious Antarctic science mission. They aim to discover what’s causing the recent […]
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NEWS STORY: Halley Research Station at Ice Lab
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Halley Research Station at Ice LabNew Architecture and Science in Antarctica 26 Jul – 02 Oct Gallery Two, The Lighthouse, Glasgow Commissioned by the British Council and curated by the Arts Catalyst, Ice Lab: New […]
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NEWS STORY: More moss growing in Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: More moss growing in AntarcticaMoss growth in Antarctica linked to climate change Increases in temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula during the latter part of the 20th century were accompanied by an acceleration in moss […]
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NEWS STORY: Measuring icequakes
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Measuring icequakesIcequakes unlock secrets of icestreams Measuring tiny icequakes is helping British Antarctic Survey scientists investigate ice streams despite the challenging environment they have to work in. The work of Emma […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Krill risk from warming seas
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Krill risk from warming seasWarming Antarctic seas likely to impact on krill habitats Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining […]
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NEWS STORY: Evaluation shows BAS in good light
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Evaluation shows BAS in good lightIndependent evaluation of British Antarctic Survey research excellence The outcome of an independent evaluation of the research excellence within NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) Research Centres is published today. The […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Antarctic crabs could be native
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Antarctic crabs could be nativeA new study has cast doubt on the claim that crabs may have disappeared from Antarctica only to return due to warming seas. The theory surfaced two years ago following […]
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NEWS STORY: Lake Ellsworth project leader honoured
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Lake Ellsworth project leader honouredLake Ellsworth project leader awarded international prize Professor Martin Siegert, the principal investigator on the sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth project, has been awarded the 2013 Muse Prize. The award is in […]
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NEWS STORY: Twin Otter at schools day
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Twin Otter at schools dayAntarctic Twin Otter features in Duxford Education Day Around 600 schoolchildren from across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire attended a special STEMNET (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network) Education Day at the […]