Tag: British Antarctic Survey (BAS)

• Tuesday, December 17th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

  World's largest iceberg headed for South Georgia Island

  

  According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke off from Antarctica and was reportedly going adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards South Georgia Island. It is arguably the world's largest and oldest iceberg, with ice sheets 400 meters thick, and weighing almost one billion tons.

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• Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 02:40 UTC

  Sunday was World Walrus Day, with some 25,000 along the Atlantic

  

  From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!

• Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Drones and images from space to count elephant seals in South Georgia

  

  A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) to capture detailed ‘on the ground’ photos; the team will compare these with satellite imagery taken from space. This work will update the last island-wide census, conducted nearly 30-years ago.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 08:46 UTC

  HMS Protector “Sea Rider” Arctic Expedition for UK/Canadian Early-Career Researchers

  

  The British High Commission in Ottawa organized an expedition for a group of British & Canadian early-career researchers to travel on board HMS Protector for an Arctic cruise. The UK and Canada have an exciting portfolio of collaborative projects relating to science, technology, and research.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 16:16 UTC

  UK Antarctic Science Conference at BAS, Cambridge

  

  The British Antarctic Survey, BAS, has announced that the UK Antarctic Science Conference 2024 will take place at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, 1st – 3rd October 2024. The meeting aims to bring together all in the UK who are involved in Antarctic research or the support of Antarctic research.

• Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 07:48 UTC

  Antarctica project financed by UKRI to unlock life's secrets in extreme cold

  

  Cambridge researchers are set to explore the uncharted depths of life in the extreme cold, with findings that could reshape our understanding of biology and pave the way for future scientific breakthroughs.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2024 - 06:59 UTC

  BAS publishes carbon emissions for 2023/24, striving to reach net zero

  

  For the first time, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are publishing their carbon footprint data on their website to increase transparency and help other organizations reduce their carbon emissions.

• Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:45 UTC

  BAS Professor Lloyd Peck awarded the 2024 SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research

  

  Professor Lloyd Peck FRS, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey, has been announced as the 2024 recipient of the SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research. The medals, awarded by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), recognize exceptional service to the international Antarctic community and contributions to Antarctic and Southern Ocean research.

• Wednesday, June 26th 2024 - 09:04 UTC

  The tipping point that melts large ice sheets, findings by BAS scientists

  

  A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterized by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate the movement of the ice into the ocean.

• Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 11:58 UTC

  State of Cetaceans 2024, ORCA report in oceans worldwide

  

  Marine Conservation Charity ORCA’s “State of the Cetaceans 2024”, (*) report is a fascinating glimpse into how the world’s whales and dolphins are coping with human impacts on the ocean. It analyses the extraordinary 330,000 kilometers of marine surveys conducted by ORCA in 2023, recording 55,604 whales and dolphins in oceans worldwide from the Arctic to the Antarctic, the North and South Atlantic, and the Pacific to the Mediterranean.