Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps up
The final field season of the ambitious, international effort to understand Antarctica’s giant Thwaites Glacier is complete.
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Pilotless plane test crew arrives in Antarctica
Read more of: Pilotless plane test crew arrives in AntarcticaA team have arrived at Rothera Research Station, ready to start testing the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica. If successful, the new drone platform could represent a major addition to British Antarctic Survey’s scientific capability on the frozen continent.
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The evolution and ecology of Antarctic sea floor communities
Read more of: The evolution and ecology of Antarctic sea floor communitiesAntarctic seafloor ecosystems are both unique and fragile. Studying their past and present gives us valuable insights into how climate change may reshape them.
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60 years of Antarctic ice sheet data released
Read more of: 60 years of Antarctic ice sheet data releasedIn a significant milestone for Antarctic research, detailed and extensive information on ice thickness and bed topography is now available for the first time in a centralised and standardised format. […]
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Ground beneath Thwaites Glacier mapped for first time
Read more of: Ground beneath Thwaites Glacier mapped for first timeThe 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.
