Learning about the first animals from life at the poles
The amazing survival strategies of polar marine creatures might help to explain how the first animals on Earth could have evolved earlier than the oldest fossils suggest according to new […]
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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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New kit enables study of microplastics in the ocean
Read more of: New kit enables study of microplastics in the oceanNew equipment designed by British Antarctic Survey is helping scientists to study the impact of microplastics in the ocean. The Ocean Plastic Incubator Chamber (OPIC) exposes various types of plastics […]
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New resource for Marine Protected Areas
Read more of: New resource for Marine Protected AreasA new Data Portal is being launched today by the British Antarctic Survey and the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), which will help to enhance the management of one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
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Whale images aid crucial research
Read more of: Whale images aid crucial researchA new dataset featuring hundreds of satellite images of whales has been published to support the development of artificial intelligence systems which will aid crucial conservation work.
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Scientists reveal growth limits of Antarctic fish
Read more of: Scientists reveal growth limits of Antarctic fishNew research shows the slow growth in Antarctic fish is linked to problems making proteins.
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More fish in ‘twilight zone’ than previously thought
Read more of: More fish in ‘twilight zone’ than previously thoughtA new study highlights there could be up to four times more fish in the mesopelagic, or ‘twilight’, zone of the Southern Ocean than previously thought. Scientists at British Antarctic […]
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Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s unique ecosystems
Read more of: Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s unique ecosystemsMarine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s pristine ecosystems, with the potential for invasive species to arrive from almost anywhere across the globe, say […]
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Winter Krill at South Georgia
Read more of: Winter Krill at South GeorgiaThe winter krill project monitors Antarctic krill and predator overlap around South Georgia. Research informs conservation and ecosystem management.
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Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South Georgia
Read more of: Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South GeorgiaTracking and monitoring of seabirds e.g. wandering albatrosses and white-chinned petrels at South Georgia to support conservation.
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Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton community
Read more of: Warming Western Antarctic Peninsula waters impact plankton communityWarming water and receding sea ice in the Western Antarctic Peninsula is changing the local plankton community with potential consequences for climate change, according to an international team of researchers. […]
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UK and Australian new polar research ships rendezvous on sea trials
Read more of: UK and Australian new polar research ships rendezvous on sea trialsThe UK and Australia’s two new polar research ships get together off the coast of Falmouth during sea trials.
