Raising the flag to celebrate the return of the sun
Staff at British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station recently raised the Union flag to mark the first sighting of the sun again after several weeks of continual darkness. The sun […]
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Antarctic Organisation Announces Fellowship Recipient
Read more of: Antarctic Organisation Announces Fellowship RecipientAmelia Marks, from Royal Holloway University in the UK, has been awarded the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) Research Fellowship 2011/2012. The Fellowship, worth up to US$15,000, […]
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2011 Martha T. Muse Prize awarded to BAS marine ecologist Dr José Xavier
Read more of: 2011 Martha T. Muse Prize awarded to BAS marine ecologist Dr José XavierDr. José Xavier, a marine ecologist at the Institute of Marine Research of the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the British Antarctic Survey in UK, has been awarded the […]
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What lies beneath? Scientists discuss Antarctica’s hidden mountains
Read more of: What lies beneath? Scientists discuss Antarctica’s hidden mountainsScientists from British Antarctic Survey and institutes around the world discuss ‘what lies beneath the ice’ at the International Symposium of Antarctic Earth Sciences in Edinburgh today (Friday 15 July). […]
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Antarctic researchers strive to make better predictions for future sea-level rise
Read more of: Antarctic researchers strive to make better predictions for future sea-level riseAntarctic geoscientists and ice sheet modellers get together in Edinburgh this week to investigate ways to improve predictions of likely sea-level rise as a result of future ice loss from […]
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International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011
Read more of: International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011BAS scientists are participating in the prestigious International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) in Edinburgh this week (11–15 July). Over 500 experts in the fields of geology and glaciology […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Underwater volcanoes discovered
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Underwater volcanoes discoveredUnderwater Antarctic volcanoes discovered in the Southern Ocean Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Krill’s key role in oceans
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Krill’s key role in oceansAntarctic krill help to fertilise Southern Ocean with iron A new discovery reveals that the shrimp-like creature at the heart of the Antarctic food chain could play a key role […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Glacier’s melt rate quickens
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Glacier’s melt rate quickensWarm ocean speeds melting of Antarctic glacier New results from an investigation into a large glacier in Antarctica and its impact on global sea level rise are published this week […]
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50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty coming into force
Read more of: 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty coming into forceExactly fifty years ago today (23 June 1961) the Antarctic Treaty came into force dedicating Antarctica for ‘peace and science’. The treaty regulates international relations for Antarctica – Earth’s only […]
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Midwinter’s Day Celebrations
Read more of: Midwinter’s Day CelebrationsStaff at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrate Midwinter’s Day today. Celebrated as the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, Midwinter’s day is the shortest and darkest day for the […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Deep sea mystery solved
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Deep sea mystery solvedNew discovery – Copepods share “diver’s weight belt” technique with whales A deep-sea mystery has been solved with the discovery that the tiny 3 mm long marine animals, eaten by […]
