Ground beneath Thwaites Glacier mapped for first time
The ground beneath Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier has been mapped for the first time, helping scientists to better understand how it is being affected by climate change. Analysis of the […]
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Rocks beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet reveal surprising past
Read more of: Rocks beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet reveal surprising pastThe West Antarctic Ice Sheet is shrinking, with many glaciers across the region retreating and melting at an alarming rate. However, this was not always the case according to new […]
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Greenland’s Past, Our Future
Read more of: Greenland’s Past, Our FutureKANG-GLAC studies past and present glacier-ocean changes in southeast Greenland to predict how ice loss will affect ocean circulation, ecosystems and climate.
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Bedmap
Read more of: BedmapBedmap is a collaborative community that has produced maps and datasets of Antarctic ice thickness and bed topography
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Hydrothermal exploration of the Red Sea
Read more of: Hydrothermal exploration of the Red SeaHEXPLORES searches for active hydrothermal vents in the Red Sea Rift. The Rift contains the world’s largest submarine metalliferous sulphide deposit. Yet no active vent systems have been located there.
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Studying Icelandic marine animals
Read more of: Studying Icelandic marine animalsThe international IceAGE project focuses on the collection of genetically useful material for DNA barcoding, population genetics and other molecular analyses of Icelandic marine animals.
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New map of Southern Ocean floor
Read more of: New map of Southern Ocean floorA new map of the seafloor of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica provides the most accurate representation of this vast area to date. An international team of scientists, including several […]
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BAS mapping data in global collection
Read more of: BAS mapping data in global collectionThe latest British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) data will be included in a world leading collection of geographic information.
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Scientists discover Antarctica’s hidden geological past
Read more of: Scientists discover Antarctica’s hidden geological pastEast Antarctica is the least known region of Earth. Studying this remote part of the continent is extremely difficult, requiring researchers to look beneath kilometres of blanketing ice.
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GRADES-IMAGE
Read more of: GRADES-IMAGEThe aim of this programme was to image englacial layering and bedrock topography over this sensitive catchment of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Antarctic Peninsula.
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How Antarctic winds shaped CO₂
Read more of: How Antarctic winds shaped CO₂SIWHA investigates how westerly winds and sea ice have influenced CO2 uptake and release in the Southern Ocean.
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Scientists reconstruct past history of largest ice shelf on Antarctic Peninsula
Read more of: Scientists reconstruct past history of largest ice shelf on Antarctic PeninsulaFor the first time, geological records have been used to reconstruct the history of Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The ice shelf is the largest remaining remnant of a […]
