Expedition heads to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
An international team of scientists heads to Antarctica this week (4 February 2019) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to […]
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Parents help offspring adapt to climate change
Read more of: Parents help offspring adapt to climate changeSome parents in the animal kingdom can prepare their young for environmental change, helping them cope better in new conditions, a paper published today in Nature Scientific Reports reveals. Scientists […]
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New study looks at risk to Antarctic marine life in future
Read more of: New study looks at risk to Antarctic marine life in futureA new study of the animals living in polar oceans reveals which are most at risk from climate change. The study is published today (17 January) in Frontiers in Marine […]
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The impact of ‘alien’ species in Antarctica
Read more of: The impact of ‘alien’ species in AntarcticaOf the known non-native or ‘alien’ species found in Antarctica, a non-biting species of midge currently presents one of the highest risks to terrestrial ecosystems, researchers have found. The preliminary […]
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Seabird populations on Antarctic Peninsula unexpected
Read more of: Seabird populations on Antarctic Peninsula unexpectedResults of a new study on Antarctic seabirds shows a larger percentage of their populations inhabit important nesting sites around Ryder Bay, close to British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Station than […]
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Watching whales from space
Read more of: Watching whales from spaceScientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales. Reported this week in the journal Marine Mammal […]
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Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows decline
Read more of: Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows declineResults from a 21-year study into the breeding success of gentoo penguins at a well-known tourist site in Antarctica, reveal a 25% reduction in breeding pairs and a decrease of […]
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Endangered native oyster helped by invasive species
Read more of: Endangered native oyster helped by invasive speciesThe presence of invasive oysters can support an endangered native oyster species in certain situations, a team led by a British Antarctic Survey scientist has found. The result was a […]
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Increase in plastics reaching remote South Atlantic Islands
Read more of: Increase in plastics reaching remote South Atlantic IslandsThe amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research published today […]
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Science meetings on conservation of Southern Ocean
Read more of: Science meetings on conservation of Southern OceanScience meetings of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) take place over the next two weeks (starting 2 July 2018) at the Cambridge Headquarters of […]
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In old age, efficiency is key to successful parenting
Read more of: In old age, efficiency is key to successful parentingOld albatrosses that are more efficient at finding food during migration are more likely to successfully raise young, new research shows. A study led by the British Antarctic Survey, in […]
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Gentoo Penguin Tracking
Read more of: Gentoo Penguin TrackingThis project tracked 16 gentoo penguins using satellite transmitters to examine overlaps in the distribution of penguin foraging and krill catches, and the dependence of penguins on krill for food during winter.
