Giant iceberg mission begins
A research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems departs from Stanley in the Falkland Islands today (2 February […]
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Penguins benefit from extended maritime zone
Read more of: Penguins benefit from extended maritime zoneGentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research […]
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Plastic’s hidden cost to our climate
Read more of: Plastic’s hidden cost to our climateCUPIDO aims to address: what is the role of zooplankton in promoting the transport of plastic in the ocean? And how this plastic transport interferes with zooplankton’s ability to store carbon in the deep ocean?
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Expedition to map biodiversity in Atlantic deep sea
Read more of: Expedition to map biodiversity in Atlantic deep seaA British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientist departs Germany today (8 January 2021) onboard the research vessel SONNE to study the diversity of marine organisms in the Atlantic deep sea. Dr […]
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Krill provide a highway for ocean carbon storage
Read more of: Krill provide a highway for ocean 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. Scientists knew that the carbon-rich […]
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Do your PhD with British Antarctic Survey in 2021
Read more of: Do your PhD with British Antarctic Survey in 2021Applications for PhD projects with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are now open for October 2021 admission. There are currently over 100 PhD students associated with BAS, working on a huge variety […]
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Blue whales return to South Georgia after near extinction
Read more of: Blue whales return to South Georgia after near extinctionAn international research team led by UK scientists has revealed the return of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, 50 years after whaling all […]
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BAS feeds into designation of new ocean sanctuary
Read more of: BAS feeds into designation of new ocean sanctuaryThe UK Prime Minister has announced today (Friday 13 November) a new Marine Protected Zone around the overseas territory of the island of Tristan da Cunha. The move is part […]
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Humpback whales return to South Georgia
Read more of: Humpback whales return to South GeorgiaA new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial whaling decimated their populations. The […]
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A68 iceberg heads towards South Georgia
Read more of: A68 iceberg heads towards South GeorgiaAn iceberg is heading towards the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. A68a – the size of the UK county of Somerset – broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf […]
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Microplastics ‘abundant’ in remote polar seas
Read more of: Microplastics ‘abundant’ in remote polar seasNew study of plastics in the Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands
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Research priorities for effective krill management
Read more of: Research priorities for effective krill managementAn international ‘Krill Action Group’, including experts from the British Antarctic Survey, has identified several research priorities to advance the understanding of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and improve the management […]
