Marine life recovery following the dinosaurs’ extinction
A new study shows how marine life around Antarctica returned after the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs. A team led by British Antarctic Survey studied just under 3000 […]
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Antarctic species in the face of a changing ocean
Read more of: Antarctic species in the face of a changing oceanA new study reveals how marine life around Antarctica will fare in an ocean which has declining levels of oxygen. Writing in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society […]
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Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at risk
Read more of: Fishing hotspots show where sub-Antarctic seabirds at riskA new study highlights that sub-Antarctic seabirds are most at risk from unsustainable fishing during the southern hemisphere winter and in the south Atlantic and Southwest Indian Oceans. The link […]
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Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity
Read more of: Seal and penguin poo is major driver of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversityA new study by BAS scientists and collaborators in the Netherlands shows that seal and penguin poo is key to Antarctic biodiversity on land. By studying concentrations of nitrogen-rich guano […]
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“Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies
Read more of: “Catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin coloniesResearchers at British Antarctic Survey have discovered “catastrophic” breeding failure at one of world’s largest emperor penguin colonies.
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South Georgia Right Whale project – Whale Tracking
Read more of: South Georgia Right Whale project – Whale TrackingThe British Antarctic Survey whale research team at King Edward Point have been studying whale movements and patterns of habitat use in South Georgia waters. South Georgia was at the […]
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Expedition to Larsen C ice shelf thwarted by sea ice
Read more of: Expedition to Larsen C ice shelf thwarted by sea iceSea-ice conditions have prevented the Research Icebreaker Polarstern from reaching the Larsen Ice Shelf and the calving areas of iceberg A68.
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Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storage
Read more of: Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storageLarge krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. The new study is published […]
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Expedition heads to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Read more of: Expedition heads to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystemAn 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 […]
