Climate change risk to emperor penguins
British 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 […]
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An eye in the sky: monitoring animal colonies using drones in the subantarctic
Read more of: An eye in the sky: monitoring animal colonies using drones in the subantarcticScientists have conducted the first population study of penguins, seals and albatross using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones on the subantarctic South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands to […]
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End of giant iceberg A-68
Read more of: End of giant iceberg A-68The mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on the important marine ecosystem of sub-Antarctic South Georgia is a success.
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Black-browed Albatross Juvenile Tracking
Read more of: Black-browed Albatross Juvenile TrackingThe main aims of this study are to map the distribution of juvenile black-browed albatrosses and to assess the survival rate of juveniles in the critical months after they fledge.
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Biodiversity
Read more of: BiodiversityFragmentation occurs when parts of a habitat are lost due to for example change of land use, leaving behind smaller unconnected areas. This makes survival of the species of the […]
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Drones ‘effective method’ for counting seabirds
Read more of: Drones ‘effective method’ for counting seabirdsDrones, or un-crewed aerial vehicles, are helping scientists to survey remote colonies of seabirds more rapidly and efficiently than ever before. The results, which show population change in three seabird […]
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Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time in high seas
Read more of: Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time in high seasAlbatrosses and large petrels spend 39% of their time in places where no single country has jurisdiction. The results come from a new global analysis of the year-round movements of […]
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Rock lobsters’ long-distance relationship
Read more of: Rock lobsters’ long-distance relationshipRock lobsters may have lived further north in the past, and may be vulnerable to climate change in the future, according to a new study published this month (March 2021). […]
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Robotic gliders deployed on giant iceberg mission
Read more of: Robotic gliders deployed on giant iceberg missionScientists have completed the first phase of a research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems. A team of […]
