Exploring Antarctica’s Ghost Mountains
AGAP was an international effort to explore the Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains in the center of East Antarctica.
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NEWS STORY: Polar ice cores reveal volcanic eruptions
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Polar ice cores reveal volcanic eruptionsPolar ice cores reveal volcanic eruptions that changed human history Researchers find new evidence that large eruptions were responsible for cold temperature extremes recorded since early Roman times A freshly […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Ice shelf at double risk
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Ice shelf at double riskNew study shows Antarctic ice shelf is thinning from above and below A decade-long scientific debate about what’s causing the thinning of one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves is settled […]
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NEWS STORY: BAS at recruitment exhibition
Read more of: NEWS STORY: BAS at recruitment exhibitionBritish Antarctic Survey takes part in the National Engineering & Construction Recruitment Exhibition 2015 British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is recruiting for engineers and construction workers at this year’s National Engineering […]
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NEWS STORY: Frozen in to the Arctic winter
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Frozen in to the Arctic winterExtreme science in extreme conditions: frozen in to the Arctic winter Dr Markus Frey, a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ice and atmospheric scientist, is living and working aboard the Norwegian […]
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NEWS STORY: Glacier project on stamps
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Glacier project on stampsStamp of approval for iSTAR The iSTAR programme, which is looking at the stability of Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, is featured in a new set of British Antarctic Territory […]
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NEWS STORY: New iSTAR season starts
Read more of: NEWS STORY: New iSTAR season startsScientists head to Pine Island Glacier for new research season A team of twelve scientists and support staff has arrived on Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica in the second […]
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NEWS STORY: Ice shelf break up explained
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Ice shelf break up explainedAntarctic Team Discovers Mechanism for Massive Ice Shelf Collapse New research has found that the cataclysmic break-up of a large floating ice shelf in the early 2000’s was primarily the […]
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NEWS STORY: Sea levels rising faster in Antarctica
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Sea levels rising faster in AntarcticaAntarctic sea-level rising faster than global rate A new study of satellite data from the last 19 years reveals that fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around […]
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NEWS STORY: Unlocking clues to past climate
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Unlocking clues to past climateEarth’s last warm phase exposed Analysis of data collected from ice cores and marine sediment cores in both polar regions has given scientists a clearer picture of how the Earth’s […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Glacier’s thinning charted
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Glacier’s thinning chartedPrevious rapid thinning of Pine Island Glacier sheds light on future Antarctic ice loss New research, published this week in Science, suggests that the largest single contributor to global sea […]
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NEWS STORY: First phase of glacier mission ends
Read more of: NEWS STORY: First phase of glacier mission endsFirst leg of Antarctic iSTAR mission accomplished A team of British scientists has returned from a gruelling 1500km journey across the ice of West Antarctica after successfully completing the first […]