New funding to underpin long-term polar research
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is a beneficiary of a major investment in the UK’s network of leading environmental science research centres announced today (8 October).
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Regional data highlights emerging climate change signals
Read more of: Regional data highlights emerging climate change signalsA greater understanding of how climate change impacts at a regional level is vital to developing effective climate policies that protect communities from escalating risks.
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Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Read more of: Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierNew science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica’s most worrying glacier
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Antarctica’s sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supply
Read more of: Antarctica’s sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supplyAntarctica’s rapidly receding sea ice could have a negative impact on the food supply of seabirds that breed hundreds of miles away from the continent.
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Expedition to Greenland will piece together movements of ancient civilisation
Read more of: Expedition to Greenland will piece together movements of ancient civilisationAn interdisciplinary team of researchers is heading back to Greenland this week (30 July) for the second phase of the Wandel Dal Project.
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The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
Read more of: The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsFor the first time, researchers, including from British Antarctic Survey, have combined unique geological samples with sophisticated modelling to provide surprising insights into when and where today’s East and West Antarctic ice sheets formed.
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Listen to ancient air escaping from polar ice cores at Royal Society
Read more of: Listen to ancient air escaping from polar ice cores at Royal SocietyClimate scientists from University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey will be at the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, showcasing how they are using Antarctic ice cores to unlock the past and uncover clues to our planet’s future.
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New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
Read more of: New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheetWarm water that seeps underneath can melt ice in way not yet included in models
A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterised by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate the movement of the ice into the ocean.
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Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from space
Read more of: Drones validate walrus counts in satellite images from spaceIn the first successful attempt to calibrate walrus counts from satellite imagery, scientists used drones to validate animal counts in Svalbard, Norway.
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Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
Read more of: Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeScientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 were extremely unlikely to happen without the influence of climate change.
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‘Penguin detectives’ required for new counting app
Read more of: ‘Penguin detectives’ required for new counting appBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) is inviting the public to become ‘penguin detectives’ and spend five minutes counting emperor penguins to help with vital research into these iconic animals.
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Hold polar ice at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
Read more of: Hold polar ice at Royal Society Summer Science ExhibitionBritish Antarctic Survey, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, will be at the 2024 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, showcasing how, using Antarctic ice cores to unlock the past, we can understand more about the future of our planet in a changing climate.