NEWS STORY: Christmas at the stations
25 December, 2013
Celebrating Christmas in Antarctica Being at the height of the Antarctic Summer the Christmas period was a very busy time at the bases and although it was not as eagerly…
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NEWS STORY: New Year’s Honour
9 January, 2014
New Year’s Honour for BAS Head of Operations John Hall, Head of Operations and Logistics (OPAL) at BAS, was among those named in the New Year’s Honours List. He was…
NEWS STORY: Giant trench under Antarctic Ice
15 January, 2014
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…
NEWS STORY: UK leading scientists listed
16 January, 2014
A list published this week by the Science Council features British Antarctic Survey Director, Professor Jane Francis as one of 100 UK leading practising scientists The list is the result…
NEWS STORY: Airborne geophysics in the Antarctic
27 January, 2014
In this month’s International Innovation journal Dr Fausto Ferraccioli discusses how airborne geophysics can be used to uncover the geology of Antarctica and explore some of the Earth’s final frontiers….
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NEWS STORY: First phase of glacier mission ends
10 February, 2014
First 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…
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NEWS STORY: Arctic sea ice trends
13 February, 2014
British Antarctic Survey coordinates Arctic sea-ice investigation Arctic sea-ice cover is retreating at an unprecedented rate. Scientists fear we may see the complete loss of sea ice during the summer…
NEWS STORY: Volcanoes helped life survive ice ages
10 March, 2014
New research suggests that life survived past ice ages with the help of volcanoes. Hepatic-rich community around an active fumarole emitting steam on rim of crater at ca 100 m…
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NEWS STORY: Halley VI wins two awards
12 March, 2014
British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station scoops two 2014 Civic Trust Awards British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station received a 2014 Civic Trust Award and a Civic Trust Special Award…
PRESS RELEASE: Frozen moss brought back to life
17 March, 2014
Moss brought back to life after 1,500 years frozen in ice Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and Reading University have demonstrated that, after over 1,500 years frozen in Antarctic…
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NEWS STORY: Crucial conditions for phytoplankton
16 March, 2014
Winter conditions crucial for phytoplankton growth in Southern Ocean An international team of researchers, including the British Antarctic Survey, has found new evidence that winter conditions in the Southern Ocean…
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NEWS STORY: Understanding how ecosystems function
18 March, 2014
Lessons from a remote Antarctic island on the vulnerability of ecosystems Scientists have carried out new research that could change the way we think about the vulnerability of ecosystems. Published…
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NEWS STORY: Pass the panda for Earth Hour
28 March, 2014
BAS staff support WWF’s Earth Hour with cuddly friend! This Saturday, 29 March, is WWF’s Earth Hour. Earth Hour aims to focus the world’s attention on the planet and the…
NEWS STORY: Another award for Halley VI
3 April, 2014
Halley VI: recognition for a unique and innovative research station After receiving two Civic Trust awards last month, British Antarctic Survey’s Halley VI Research Station has scooped yet another award…
NEWS STORY: Geology under the ice
11 April, 2014
Gondwana, 150 Million Years Ago An international research team has generated the first comprehensive map of geology beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet that will help to understand long-term changes…
NEWS STORY: New critter discovered on whale carcass
22 April, 2014
Chance discovery could be unique to whale bone habitat A new species of bug, similar in appearance to the common woodlouse, has been found plastered all over a whale carcass…
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World’s Coolest Golden Jubilee Street Party
4 February, 2002
04 February 2002 PR Number 3/2002 Plans are underway for the world’s coolest ‘street party’ to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee on June 3rd. Twenty scientists and support staff at…
Robot submarine reveals secret stash of key Antarctic food source under sea ice
5 March, 2002
05 March 2002 PR Number 4/2002 A robot submarine expedition under the Antarctic sea ice has discovered a major food reserve in the Southern Ocean. The findings, reported this week…
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New competition composeyourself to make cool music from hot science
7 November, 2002
An exciting new national competition for music students is launched today (7 November). composeyourself celebrates the unique collaboration of National Orchestra Week (8-16 March 2003) and National Science Week (7-16…
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National Science Week – Chill Out Antarctica
10 March, 2003
****OPERATIONAL NOTE: PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES **** ****09.30 AM THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2003 AT THE +DARWIN CENTRE, LONDON**** Media should arrive at the Queen?s Gate Entrance to the Darwin Centre…
Composeyourself competition winner makes cool music from hot science
10 March, 2003
An exciting piece of new music inspired by Antarctic science is being premi?d at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 16 March. Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, ?About Fish?…
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British Antarctic Survey wins environment award
7 November, 2003
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is winner of a national “Green Apple” Gold environmental award for the successful removal of an old waste dump from Antarctica. The Green Apple Awards…
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Scientists listen to natural Dawn Chorus
29 April, 2004
International Dawn Chorus Day – Sunday 2nd May 2004 Scientists in the Antarctic listen to natural “Dawn Chorus” from Space 29 May 2004 PR No. 5/04 As nature lovers all…
Food shortages threaten Antarctic wildlife
1 November, 2004
1 November 2004 PR No 12/2004 *Under embargo until Wednesday 3 November, 18.00 (UK time) Antarctic whales, seals and penguins could be threatened by food shortages in the Southern Ocean….
Antarctica Dispatches
11 November, 2004
10 November 2004 Email users and art gallery visitors around the UK can soon receive a daily drawing ?live? from Antarctica. Artist Simon Faithfull is embarking on an epic two-month…
The Philharmonia Orchestra performs Antarctic Symphony
1 February, 2005
A unique collaboration between science and music makes a return to the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 30 April as the Antarctic Symphony, by acclaimed British composer Sir Peter Maxwell…
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Antarctic glaciers thinning fast
2 February, 2005
The contribution that rapid thinning of the Antarctic ice sheet is making to global sea-level rise is a cause for concern according to Director of British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Professor…
Carbon dioxide role in past climate revealed
11 April, 2005
Researchers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of California, Santa Cruz have discovered that Earth’s last great global warming period, 3 million years ago, may have been…
Antarctica: an awakening giant?
19 May, 2005
The crucial role that Antarctica plays in global climate change and its future contribution to sea-level rise was highlighted today by Professor Chris Rapley, Director of British Antarctic Survey (BAS)….
Scientific breakthrough will help protect astronauts and spacecraft
7 September, 2005
7 September 2005 PR No. 13/2005 A breakthrough by a team of British, US and French scientists will help protect astronauts, spacecraft and satellites from radiation hazards experienced in space….
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Countdown to International Polar Year
14 March, 2006
One year from now the biggest internationally coordinated research effort for 50 years will begin as thousands of scientists from 60 countries focus their attention on the Polar Regions. The…
El Nino events affect whale breeding
11 January, 2006
New research shows that global climate processes are affecting southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in the South Atlantic. A thirty-year study by an international team of scientists found a strong…
Discovering Antarctica in the classroom
22 June, 2006
A new online interactive teaching tool is launched this week. For the first time teachers of Key Stages 3 & 4 Geography have access to a resource that covers the…
US satellite protection scheme could affect global communications
14 August, 2006
A proposed US system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations could cause side-effects that lead to radio communication blackouts, according to new research. If activated, the…
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Mind the gap: space scientists uncover causes of gap in Van Allen belts
26 September, 2006
26 September 2006 PR No. 14/2006 A team of British and US scientists have discovered that the gap in the Van Allen radiation belts is formed by natural wave turbulence…
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Scientists discover new life in the Antarctic deep sea
16 May, 2007
Monday 14 May 2007 image gallery Scientists have found hundreds of new marine creatures in the vast, dark deep-sea surrounding Antarctica. Carnivorous sponges, free-swimming worms, crustaceans, and molluscs living in…
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Ice Station Antarctica opens at Natural History Museum
25 May, 2007
Ice Station Antarctica at the Natural History Museum challenges kids to understand the importance of the frozen continent Antarctica is a continent 58 times the size of the and it…
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Antarctica – the coolest Live Earth gig in the world
12 June, 2007
The Rothera band Nunatak rehears on Reptile Ridge, Adelaide Island, Antarctica before their Live Earth performance What must surely be the coolest gig in this summer’s Live Earth concerts takes…
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BAS at International Festival of the Sea.
1 June, 2005
The British Antarctic Survey’s Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross (JCR) will take part in this year’s International Festival of the Sea at Portsmouth Naval Base and Historic Dockyard over…
Autosub trapped under the Antarctic ice shelf
21 February, 2005
Autosub, the Natural Environment Research Council’s unmanned, self-propelled research submarine, is trapped beneath Fimbul Ice Shelf, Antarctica close to South Africa’s SANAE base. The vehicle is some seventeen kilometres from…
BAS scientist presents the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2004
3 December, 2004
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientist, Professor Lloyd Peck presents this years Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2004 on the subject of the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica. In a series…
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MBE for Captain Chris Elliott
15 June, 2005
We are delighted to announce that Captain Chris Elliott has been awarded an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. This recognises nearly 40 years of distinguished service to…
Antarctica – musical images from the frozen continent
27 September, 2005
Antarctic is a beautiful new DVD/Book that describes through music, sound, film, photography and literature, composer Craig Vear’s three month journey into the mysterious frozen world of Antarctica. Craig Vear…
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BAS and the IPY: An Interdisciplinary Vision
9 November, 2005
SciencePoles (www.sciencepoles.org) interviewed Professor Chris Rapley, Director of the UK’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – one of the world class research institutes for polar regions – on 27 October about…
Chief Scientist Shares his Antarctic Visit Online
9 January, 2006
Visitors to DEFRA’s website will be able to go on a virtual voyage with Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Howard Dalton from Monday (January 9th) when he travels to the Antarctic…
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Antarctica and National Science Week
8 March, 2006
Every year the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) coordinates science activities all over the UK to enable people of all ages to take part in science, engineering…
BAS Showcases Vehicle Fleet
7 September, 2006
British Antarctic Survey recently showcased its unique fleet of vehicles to be used for the construction of the new Halley VI Research Station. Custom built to work in the inhospitable…
News on International Initiatives
20 November, 2006
Circumpolar Ecosystems – Launch of ICED Website The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is part of an international consortium leading a new multidisciplinary initiative: Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the…
Antarctic Science Bursaries
3 January, 2007
The international journal Antarctic Science is owned by a charity which offers a number of small grants each year to young Antarctic scientists from any country. For full details and…
Prof. Chris Rapley CBE was invited to speak at the second annual Oxford Earthwatch lecture
8 March, 2007
Prof. Chris Rapley CBE was invited to speak at the second annual Oxford Earthwatch lecture, ‘Shrinking ice and absent leadership; How they are connected and What to Do’ on 7th…
Ice Station Antarctica
11 April, 2007
The Natural History Museum, in partnership with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will host Ice Station Antarctica, one of the highlights of the UK’s involvement in International Polar Year (2007/8)….
First review of BAS Core Science Programme
21 May, 2007
The BAS Integrated Programme Review Committee met at BAS Cambridge to review the BAS Core Science Programme “Global Science in the Antarctic Context” (GSAC). The Committee assembled on Sunday 22…
UK Launch of International Polar Year 2007–2008
11 March, 2007
Issued on behalf of the UK International Polar Year National Committee ****Operational Note: Press Conference at 09.30 Mon 26 Feb, at the Royal Society, London Opportunities to interview leading International…
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Due South – Art from the Antarctic by John Kelly
30 June, 2006
An new exhibition by John Kelly at the University Museum of Zoology, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EJ – 01223 336650 1st July to 23rd September 2006 Mon to Fri 10am…
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BAS Science Programmes 2005-2010
6 July, 2005
The BAS five-year research programme Global Science in the Antarctic Context (GSAC) comprises eight programmes totalling 19 projects. Carrying it out involves over 120 national and international collaborations. more……
UK Launch of International Polar Year 2007-2008
11 March, 2007
The UK launch of International Polar Year, one of a series of events around the world, took place on Monday 26 February 2007, at the Royal Society, London in the…
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BAS Director highlights climate change issue
10 July, 2007
Cambridge, UK. 9 July 2007 Millions of people around the world attended Live Earth concerts. Millions watched or heard the event on TV, radio or the internet. Millions learned about…
Animal behaviour study overturned
24 October, 2007
An international team of scientists has overturned an ecological study on how some animals search for food. Previously it was believed that wandering albatrosses and other species forage using a…
New ‘High-Def’ view of Antarctica
27 November, 2007
A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) unveiled today (27 Nov 07) the most geographically accurate,…
Hot topics, cool science: new Antarctic field season underway
19 December, 2007
Skidoo traveling between the Laws building and the Simpson building at Halley research station The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 2007/08 field season is underway. The start of the season is…
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Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet begins
15 January, 2008
A four-man science team led by British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Dr Andy Smith has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet. The lake – the size…
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First evidence of under-ice volcanic eruption in Antarctica
20 January, 2008
British Antarctic Survey twin otter aircraft The first evidence of a volcanic eruption from beneath Antarctica’s most rapidly changing ice sheet is reported this week in the journal Nature…
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New ice core shows more evidence of Antarctic Peninsula change
31 January, 2008
More evidence of changing weather patterns around the Antarctic Peninsula – a region where climate has changed rapidly over the last 50 years – is published this month in Geophysical…
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Cool blog: James Clark Ross in the Southern Ocean
11 February, 2008
The onboard activities of the BAS ship RRS James Clark Ross, currently on a science cruise in the Southern Ocean, are documented in a blog by Portuguese scientist, Jose Xavier….
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New discovery at Jupiter could help protect Earth-orbit satellites
9 March, 2008
Radio waves accelerate electrons within Jupiter’s magnetic field in the same way as they do on Earth, according to new research published in Nature Physics this week. The discovery overturns…
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Science Paper of the Month goes jointly to two papers
8 September, 2006
The papers are: CLARKE A. & GASTON K.J. 2006. Climate, energy and diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 273, 2257–2266. This is a very important paper…
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Scraping the bottom
12 March, 2008
Iceberg scouring is a major factor affecting the diversity and abundance of marine benthic communities in Antarctica’s highly dynamic ecosystem. Reporting in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series biologist Dr…
Antarctic ice shelf “hangs by a thread”
25 March, 2008
New evidence has emerged that a large plate of floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica is breaking up, in a troubling sign of global warming, the European Space Agency (ESA)…
Seeking Answers Beneath the ice: Dr Cynan Ellis Evans on Antarctic Sub-glacial Lakes
8 April, 2002
Date: 08 Apr 2002 Science writer Jean de Pomereu recently interviewed Dr Cynan Ellis Evans of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) for SciencePoles on the subject of Antarctic sub-glacial lakes….
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Antarctic leadership challenge – opportunity announced
7 May, 2008
British Antarctic Survey field assistant Rob Smith enters a crevasse alongside Reptile Ridge on Adelaide Island, Antarctica An opportunity to take a leading role in shaping the strategic direction of…
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Male seabirds suffer at the hand of parasite-ridden mothers
7 August, 2008
A new study has found that parasites contribute to reduced breeding success of seabird populations in the North Sea because they reduce the ability of mothers to rear their sons….
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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
15 September, 2008
In May 1985 in the journal Nature British Antarctic Survey scientists reported their discovery of an ‘ozone hole’ over Antarctica. The United Nations Environmental Programme proclaims 16 September the International…
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PRESS RELEASE: Continent’s diversity revealed
1 December, 2008
First comprehensive inventory of life in Antarctica The first comprehensive “inventory” of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands reveals a region that is rich in biodiversity…
Census finds identical species in Arctic and Antarctic
16 February, 2009
Earth’s unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census of Marine Life explorers, who were especially surprised to find at least…
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PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole link to sea ice extent
21 April, 2009
Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by…
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Climate Cycles and Million Year Old Ice
28 May, 2009
Dr Eric Wolff talks to SciencePoles – the scientific website of the International Polar Foundation. Professor Eric Wolff Dr. Eric Wolff is the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Louis Agassiz…
Geomagnetic storm analysis to improve chemistry climate models
27 October, 2009
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey and the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, have shown that high energy charged particles that are usually trapped in the Earth’s magnetic…
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PRESS RELEASE: Rise in CO2 emissions
17 November, 2009
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 per cent since 2000 The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world’s…
Fausto Ferraccioli Awarded Polar Medal for Dedication to Science
30 April, 2010
Dr Fausto Ferraccioli, Geophysicist at British Antarctic Survey, has been presented with a Polar Medal by HRH Prince Philip for his continued dedication to science in the Polar Regions. The…
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PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole anniversary
5 May, 2010
25th Anniversary of the Discovery of Ozone Hole This week British Antarctic Survey (BAS) commemorates the 25th anniversary of one of its most dramatic scientific discoveries — the ozone hole….
Dr Eric Wolff elected as Fellow of the Royal Society
24 May, 2010
British Antarctic Survey is delighted to announce the election of one of its leading climate scientists, Dr Eric Wolff, to the Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS). Selected for his…
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PRESS RELEASE: Ridge contributes to melting
20 June, 2010
New research sheds light on Antarctica”s melting Pine Island Glacier New results from an investigation into Antarctica’s potential contribution to sea level rise are reported this week (Sunday 20 June)…
Complexity and Statistics: Tipping Points and Crashes Meeting – Friday 22 October 2010
20 September, 2010
Date and venue Friday 22 October 2010; 11am – 5pm Royal Statistical Society 12 Errol St London EC1Y 8LX Map of venue Meeting summary This event is being held in…
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British Antarctic Survey clothing makes the final shortlist for the ‘History of the World in 100 Objects’
14 October, 2010
The British Museum and BBC Radio 4 today revealed the winner of ‘The History of the World in 100 objects’ — a solar-powered lamp and charger. British Antarctic Survey’s clothing…
PRESS RELEASE: New research sheds light on Aurora
20 October, 2010
New space research settles years of scientific debate New space research published this week (Thursday 21 October) in the journal Nature, has settled decades of scientific debate. Researchers from the…
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Antarctic Artist performs in London and Nottingham
5 November, 2010
In 2009 artist Chris Dobrowolski visited Antarctica on the British Antarctic Survey Artists and Writers Programme. Since his return he has been performing his one-man show at venues across the…
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Climate change clues in the rough seas of the Southern Ocean
23 November, 2010
On 30th November 2010 scientists aboard the RRS James Cook will be leaving Punta Arenas, Chile to study the movement of water in the Southern Ocean — from the surface…
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British Antarctic Survey supports three-month field expedition to James Ross Island, Antarctica
13 January, 2011
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will support a team of scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Aberystwyth as they embark on an ambitious three-month Antarctic expedition. Their fieldwork aims to…
British Antarctic Survey scientist Dr Emily Shuckburgh features on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Costing the Earth’
27 January, 2011
British Antarctic Survey oceanographer Dr Emily Shuckburgh will be featured on ‘Costing the Earth’ on BBC Radio Four at 9.00pm on Wednesday 2nd February. In 2010 the Canadian Arctic experienced…
Northern Lights and solar flares
23 February, 2011
Recent increases in solar activity, including the largest solar flare in four years, lead to hopes of seeing the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, in the UK….
Climate science in action at DECC
23 February, 2011
Since August 2010, Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Head of British Antarctic Survey’s Open Oceans research group, has been working two days per week at the Department of Energy and Climate Change…
PRESS RELEASE: New discovery from “ghost mountains”
3 March, 2011
Ice structures found among hidden Antarctic mountains The discovery of numerous large ice structures within Antarctica’s Dome A region, the site of the buried ‘ghost mountains’, reveals new understanding about…
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PRESS RELEASE: Space weather forecasting
29 March, 2011
Major EU-funded space weather initiative launched and managed in UK A major EU-funded initiative to improve ‘space weather’ forecasting will hold its inaugural meeting in the UK on Tuesday 29…
Antarctic grass thrives in a changing climate
31 March, 2011
One plant species that grows in Antarctica appears to be thriving according to a team of UK scientists. Antarctic Hairgrass (Deschampsia antarctica) is more effective at absorbing organic nitrogen from…
Ozone Holes North and South
9 May, 2011
This year we almost had an ozone hole over Cambridge. Normally the Arctic ozone layer is about 10° warmer than that over the Antarctic, and this means that polar stratospheric…
2011 Laws Prizes awarded to young BAS scientists
10 May, 2011
Every year the Laws Prize Committee, chaired by Professor John Croxall CBE FRS, tries to select the most outstanding young scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. This year the choice…
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50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty coming into force
23 June, 2011
Exactly fifty years ago today (23 June 1961) the Antarctic Treaty came into force dedicating Antarctica for ‘peace and science’. The treaty regulates international relations for Antarctica – Earth’s only…
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2011 Martha T. Muse Prize awarded to BAS marine ecologist Dr José Xavier
25 July, 2011
Dr. José Xavier, a marine ecologist at the Institute of Marine Research of the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the British Antarctic Survey in UK, has been awarded the…
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