NEWS STORY: Giant trench under Antarctic Ice
What lies beneath – scientists discover giant trench under Antarctic Ice A massive ancient subglacial trough — deeper than the Grand Canyon — has been discovered by a team of […]
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NEWS STORY: Mapping Antarctica’s last frontier
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Mapping Antarctica’s last frontierMapping of remote Antarctic frontier will help model its reaction to climate change and unlock secrets of Earth’s ancient supercontinents. For the first time scientists have begun mapping one of […]
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NEWS STORY: Earthquakes strike Scotia Sea
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Earthquakes strike Scotia SeaSeries of large earthquakes in Scotia Sea close to South Orkney Islands A series of earthquakes has been detected in the Scotia Sea region close to the British Antarctic Survey’s […]
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NEWS STORY: Award for innovative map
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Award for innovative mapMap makers rewarded for stunning recreation of Antarctic without ice A colourful British Antarctic Survey map has won a coveted award. The map, created by the institution’s MAGIC (Mapping and […]
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NEWS STORY: Lake Ellsworth project leader honoured
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Lake Ellsworth project leader honouredLake Ellsworth project leader awarded international prize Professor Martin Siegert, the principal investigator on the sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth project, has been awarded the 2013 Muse Prize. The award is in […]
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NEWS STORY: Bedmap opens up Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Bedmap opens up AntarcticaBedmap2 gives scientists a more detailed view of Antarctica”s landmass Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey have been working with a host of international collaborators to present the most detailed […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Assessing potential sea level rise
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Assessing potential sea level riseNew Antarctic geological timeline aids future sea-level predictions Radiocarbon dates of tiny fossilised marine animals found in Antarctica’s seabed sediments offer new clues about the recent rapid ice loss from […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Secrets of hidden rift valley
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Secrets of hidden rift valleyHidden rift valley discovered beneath West Antarctica reveals new insight into accelerating ice loss Scientists have discovered a one mile deep rift valley hidden beneath the ice in West Antarctica, […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Challenging mission accomplished
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Challenging mission accomplishedEngineering team completes ambitious Antarctic expedition in the ‘deep-field’ A team of four British Antarctic Survey (BAS) engineers has returned to the UK after completing a gruelling journey to one […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Buried mountain range mapped
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Buried mountain range mappedGamburtsev Mountains enigma unraveled in interior East Antarctica The birth of the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains buried beneath the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet — a puzzle mystifying scientists since their […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Mission to submerged lake
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Mission to submerged lakeBritish Antarctic Survey engineering team heads to Antarctica to explore hidden lake Next week a British engineering team from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) heads off to Antarctica for the first […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Underwater volcanoes discovered
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Underwater volcanoes discoveredUnderwater Antarctic volcanoes discovered in the Southern Ocean Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using […]