PRESS RELEASE: Secrets of hidden rift valley
Hidden rift valley discovered beneath West Antarctica reveals new insight into accelerating ice loss Scientists have discovered a one mile deep rift valley hidden beneath the ice in West Antarctica, […]
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NEWS STORY: Antarctica celebrates Olympics
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Antarctica celebrates OlympicsRothera Station staff take part in ‘All the Bells’ to celebrate the Olympics Kitchen pots, glasses and a bedpan are just some of the items being used by staff at […]
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NEWS STORY: BAS on the BBC
Read more of: NEWS STORY: BAS on the BBCScientists take part in BBC expedition “Operation Iceberg” This summer two British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists head to the Arctic to take part in the BBC expedition ‘Operation Iceberg’. Oceanographers […]
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NEWS STORY: Antarctic conservation issues
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Antarctic conservation issuesChallenges facing the future of Antarctica A century ago, Antarctica was one of Earth’s last frontiers, but now the continent is under threat from human activity. An international team of […]
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NEWS STORY: Antarctic band reform for one off gig
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Antarctic band reform for one off gigNunatak reunion at the Sanday Soulka festival on the Orkney Islands Having performed at one of the world’s biggest concerts ‘Live Earth*’ on 7th July 2007, Nunatak** — the British […]
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NEWS STORY: Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Midwinter’s Day in AntarcticaAntarctica celebrating Midwinter’s Day A hundred years ago Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team celebrated Midwinter in Antarctica (known as Midsummer’s Day in the UK) — a tradition that […]
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NEWS STORY: Merger plans for centres
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Merger plans for centresGoverning body considers combined management of polar and marine science The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is considering a merger of the scientific and logistics management of marine and polar […]
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NEWS STORY: Ice games for Diamond Jubilee
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Ice games for Diamond JubileeJubilee Celebrations in Antarctica Scientists and support staff at the British Antarctic Survey Halley Research Station enjoyed a ‘mad hatters’ teaparty and some outdoor pursuits in Antarctica to celebrate the […]
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NEWS STORY: Assessing potential sea level rise
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Assessing potential sea level riseNew studies improve scientists’ understanding of the potential contribution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to global sea level rise Three peer-reviewed papers in Nature and Nature Geoscience published in recent […]
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BAS scientists at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 4-6 May
Read more of: BAS scientists at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 4-6 MayBritish Antarctic Survey geologists are participating in the ‘Discovering Earth’ Lyme Regis Fossil Festival from 4–6 May in the Dorset town of Lyme Regis. Come along to see for yourself […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Breeding habits of albatrosses
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Breeding habits of albatrossesAntarctic albatross displays shift in breeding habits A new study of the wandering albatross – one of the largest birds on Earth – has shown that some of the birds […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Ocean currents driving ice loss
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean currents driving ice lossWarm ocean currents cause majority of ice loss from Antarctica Reporting this week (Thursday 26 April) in the journal Nature, an international team of scientists led by British Antarctic Survey […]