Groundfish survey reveals key insights into South Georgia’s marine life
A team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) explored the diverse marine life and groundfish thriving 300 metres below the surface.
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Thriving ecosystem discovered following iceberg calving
Read more of: Thriving ecosystem discovered following iceberg calvingScientists have discovered vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals on the newly exposed seafloor following the calving of the giant A-84 iceberg.
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Mission to Antarctica seeks answers to critical questions about nutrients and carbon
Read more of: Mission to Antarctica seeks answers to critical questions about nutrients and carbonScientists return to the Southern Ocean this week (5 February 2025), as part of the BIOPOLE project, to answer fundamental questions about how nutrients drive the global carbon cycle and ocean ecosystems.
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Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystem
Read more of: Scientists study whales and fish to protect South Georgia’s marine ecosystemscientists are focusing on two major projects: one on whales and their consumption of krill (a shrimp-like creature that’s abundant in the Southern Ocean), and another on populations of bottom-dwelling fish.
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New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemone
Read more of: New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemoneA new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusc, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists from British Antarctic Survey and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
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Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made safer
Read more of: Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made saferA new study examines the risk to whales from ship strikes – the leading cause of death worldwide for the species.
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Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
Read more of: Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep oceanNew research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Drones and images from space count elephant seals
Read more of: Drones and images from space count elephant sealsA team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia.
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Sustained Monitoring of Whales at South Georgia
Read more of: Sustained Monitoring of Whales at South GeorgiaThis project is creating a long-term framework for monitoring whale numbers and behaviour.
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Satellite observations show accelerating greening of Antarctic Peninsula
Read more of: Satellite observations show accelerating greening of Antarctic PeninsulaNew research released today in Nature Geoscience reveals that vegetation cover on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold in the past four decades.
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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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New project to unlock life’s secrets in extreme cold
Read more of: New project to unlock life’s secrets in extreme coldCambridge researchers are set to explore the uncharted depths of life in the extreme cold, with findings that could reshape our understanding of biology and pave the way for future scientific breakthroughs.
