Abundance of life discovered beneath an Antarctic ice shelf
Far beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there is more marine life than expected, finds a recent study in the journal Current Biology, published this week (20 December 2021). […]
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Read more of: Abundance of life discovered beneath an Antarctic ice shelf
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Antarctic seabird faces declining populations
Read more of: Antarctic seabird faces declining populationsData collected from a long-term study by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists shows declining populations of an already relatively rare Antarctic seabird, the South Georgia shag. Published in the journal […]
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Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South Georgia
Read more of: Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South GeorgiaTracking and monitoring of seabirds e.g. wandering albatrosses and white-chinned petrels at South Georgia to support conservation.
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Space technology and artificial intelligence to monitor whale mass stranding events
Read more of: Space technology and artificial intelligence to monitor whale mass stranding eventsAn international team of scientists led by British Antarctic Survey have published research today on using new technology to study mass stranding of whales from space and how the technology […]
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Hungry humpbacks: New surveys show an abundance of humpback whales on their South Atlantic feeding grounds following whaling ban
Read more of: Hungry humpbacks: New surveys show an abundance of humpback whales on their South Atlantic feeding grounds following whaling banHumpback whale populations are strongly recovering on their feeding grounds in the South Atlantic, with over 24,543 whales now estimated to use polar waters in the Scotia Arc each summer. […]
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Chaotic formation of genetic islands among marine molluscs
Read more of: Chaotic formation of genetic islands among marine molluscsNew research by scientists at British Antarctic Survey and Bielefeld University explains how the chaotic formation of genetic islands can occur in marine molluscs. Usually, the individuals of a population […]
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Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton community
Read more of: Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton communityWarming water and receding sea ice in the Western Antarctic Peninsula is changing the local plankton community with potential consequences for climate change, according to an international team of researchers. […]
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Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill development
Read more of: Plastic pollution and ocean acidification reduce Antarctic krill developmentPlastic pollution combined with ocean acidification hinders the development of Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean, research published today (4 August 2021) in Marine Frontiers reveals. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) […]
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Climate change risk to emperor penguins
Read more of: Climate change risk to emperor penguinsBritish Antarctic Survey scientists have contributed to a new study published today (3 August) which provides valuable new data highlighting how emperor penguins extinction risk is increased due to rapid […]
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Acoustic research sheds new light on whale sounds
Read more of: Acoustic research sheds new light on whale soundsScientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), and international collaborators have this week published the first detailed research on the sounds made by southern right […]
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Leading scientists warn of global impacts as Antarctic nears tipping points
Read more of: Leading scientists warn of global impacts as Antarctic nears tipping pointsAs governments convene for the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) June 14–24, 2021, an Expert Working Group1 of leading Antarctic scientists warns that climate change is pushing this remote […]
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World’s experts report on tackling biodiversity and climate change
Read more of: World’s experts report on tackling biodiversity and climate changeA workshop report published today (10 June) by 50 of the world’s leading biodiversity and climate experts states that unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have […]
