PRESS RELEASE: Penguins monitored with tags
Electronic tags provide 10 years worth of penguin data A team of scientists, led by researchers from the British Antarctic Survey, has used tiny electronic tags to study the decline […]
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NEWS STORY: Understanding how ecosystems function
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Understanding how ecosystems functionLessons from a remote Antarctic island on the vulnerability of ecosystems Scientists have carried out new research that could change the way we think about the vulnerability of ecosystems. Published […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Frozen moss brought back to life
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Frozen moss brought back to lifeMoss brought back to life after 1,500 years frozen in ice Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and Reading University have demonstrated that, after over 1,500 years frozen in Antarctic […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Satellites identify whales
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Satellites identify whalesSatellites help spot whales Scientists have demonstrated how new satellite technology can be used to count whales, and ultimately estimate their population size. Using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery, […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Antarctic emperor penguins
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Antarctic emperor penguinsAntarctic emperor penguins may be adapting to warmer temperatures A new study of four Antarctic emperor penguin colonies suggest that unexpected breeding behaviour may be a sign that the birds […]
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NEWS STORY: Climate change effects on shellfish
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Climate change effects on shellfishBAS takes the lead in ambitious science programme to aid fishing industry and monitor effects of climate change on Europe’s shellfish The supply of shellfish we buy at the supermarket […]
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NEWS STORY: New marine species identified
Read more of: NEWS STORY: New marine species identifiedNew species recovered from Amundsen Sea More than thirty new, and, as yet unclassified, species of marine life were discovered during a science expedition to the Amundsen Sea off Pine […]
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NEWS STORY: Fishing limits to be discussed at meeting
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Fishing limits to be discussed at meetingCCAMLR underway in Hobart The annual gathering of international Antarctic scientists and policy makers is under way at Hobart in Australia. Twenty-five delegations from around the world have arrived in […]
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NEWS STORY: Understanding food webs
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Understanding food websResearch on the dynamics of food webs The dynamics of food webs, networks of who-eats-whom interactions, are being highlighted in the August report of International Innovation, an open access European […]
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NEWS STORY: More moss growing in Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: More moss growing in AntarcticaMoss growth in Antarctica linked to climate change Increases in temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula during the latter part of the 20th century were accompanied by an acceleration in moss […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Krill risk from warming seas
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Krill risk from warming seasWarming Antarctic seas likely to impact on krill habitats Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining […]
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PRESS RELEASE Age and Antarctic clams
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE Age and Antarctic clamsAge matters to Antarctic clams A new study of Antarctic clams reveals that age matters when it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change. The research provides new […]
