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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

Scientists discover new kind of seaweed 100m below surface in Antarctica

Scientists working in the Antarctic region have discovered a type of seaweed living at depths some 100 metres below the surface. Researchers hailed the discovery of red alga Palmaria decipiens deep underwater as being “important for furthering ...

28 Nov 2022 at 12:29

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 ...

09 Dec 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

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 power level ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scientist’s two-week voyage to study rare organism on remote Antarctic island

A 26-year-old scientist is travelling to one of the most remote locations on earth, where she will study a rare organism that could shed light on our warming world. Emily Broadwell’s journey by sea to Signy Island takes two weeks – ...

02 Feb 2024 at 16:01

New emperor penguin colony in Antarctica discovered from space

A new emperor penguin colony has been discovered in Antarctica using satellite mapping technology, scientists have said. The newly-discovered colony, announced to mark Penguin Awareness Day, brings the total number of known ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:59

Scientists ‘shocked’ as parts of Antarctica turning green at ‘dramatic’ rate

Parts of Antarctica are turning green faster than expected with vegetation cover in these areas now 10 times more than it was four decades ago, scientists have said. The Antarctic Peninsula – a 1,300km (800-mile) stretch ...

04 Oct 2024 at 11:01

Much of Thwaites Glacier could be lost by 23rd century, experts say

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues to retreat and much of it could be lost by the 23rd century, experts say. The glacier spans an area equal to the island of Great Britain or the US ...

20 Sept 2024 at 00:05

New study provides close-up view of melting underneath Thwaites Glacier

The rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica may be driven by different processes under its floating ice shelf than researchers previously understood. A new study provides a close-up view of melting ...

15 Feb 2023 at 16:00

Autonomous drones tested in Antarctica for scientific research

Pilotless drones are being tested in Antarctica with the aim of using them to carry out scientific research. A test crew has arrived at the largest British science facility on the continent, the Rothera ...

03 Feb 2024 at 14:45

Walrus detectives: public asked to count Arctic mammals in satellite images

People are being asked to become “walrus detectives” and search for the Arctic creatures in satellite images to help with their conservation. Walruses, large marine mammals which live around the Arctic,...

12 Jan 2023 at 13:34

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