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Sir David Attenborough research ship prepares for second voyage to Antarctica

The director of British Antarctic Survey warned that rising sea levels could hit capital cities around the world, as the RRS Sir David Attenborough prepares for its second voyage to Antarctica. The £200m polar research ship, home to around 30 crew ...

15 Nov 2022 at 14:55

Snow, sun, business as usual: How scientists in Antarctica spend Christmas Day

Guaranteed snow and a Christmas Day when the sun never sets would be on many people’s wishlists. And on the frozen, isolated continent of Antarctica, that is what the nearly 300 people working for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will get this ...

09 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Some Antarctic ice shelves grew in area over the last 20 years – study

Some ice shelves in the eastern Antarctic have grown in the last 20 years despite global warming, a study suggests. Researchers say that sea ice, pushed against the ice shelves by a change in regional wind patterns, may have helped to protect ...

12 May 2022 at 14:25

Bird flu found in Antarctic seals

Bird flu has been found in elephant and fur seals near Antarctica in what are the region’s first cases of infected mammals. The UK’s Animal Plant Health Agency (Apha) said it has been testing for the H5N1 virus on the island of South Georgia ...

11 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice

A team of researchers is launching a scientific expedition to Greenland to advance understanding of how the region’s rapidly decaying ice sheet may affect global climate systems, including UK weather systems. The Royal Research Ship (RRS) ...

15 Jul 2024 at 18:21

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Floorboards rescued from skip outside Shackleton’s home made into unique violin

The floorboards Sir Ernest Shackleton once trod upon have been made into a violin in honour of the great explorer. The centenary of Shackleton’s death on Wednesday January 5 has been marked by Edinburgh-based luthier and nature ...

04 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ‘ice trials’ in Antarctica

Research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed “ice trials” during its maiden voyage to Antarctica, a key milestone in the vessel’s commissioning. The trials saw the polar research ship tested through ice at every ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Polar Preet aims to be first woman to trek unsupported to North Pole

A former army physiotherapist is aiming to conquer the “insanely hard” challenge of becoming the first woman to travel solo and unsupported to the North Pole. Trailblazer Harpreet Chandi, known as Preet and nicknamed Polar ...

27 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Huge glacier melt and fast rising seas amid hottest eight years on record – WMO

The past eight years are on track to be the hottest on record – bringing ever more dramatic and deadly impacts of climate change, the UN has said. Sea level rise is accelerating, the melting of Europe’s Alpine glaciers ...

06 Nov 2022 at 13:00

Remains of British researcher who died in Antarctica found 66 years later

The remains of a British meteorologist who died in Antarctica around 66 years ago have been discovered in a melting glacier, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has said. Dennis “Tink” Bell, 25, died after falling down ...

11 Aug 2025 at 16:01

Signed copy of book about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition to go under hammer

A copy of an account of Ernest Shackleton’s famous Antarctic expedition, signed by one of his companions, is to go under the hammer. The book details explorer Shackleton’s attempt to become the first person to cross ...

08 Jul 2022 at 16:55

July confirmed as the hottest month on record

July has been confirmed as the hottest month on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has said. It beat the previous one set in 2019 by 0.33C – a substantial margin by the standards of temperature ...

08 Aug 2023 at 17:08

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