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News tagged with “british antarctic survey”. Found:
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Bonn :: Germany | 6 months ago

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Ten new colonies of emperor penguins have been found in Antarctica after satellite photos showing brownish stains on the ice turned out to be the excrement of thousands of birds. The findings, revealed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on Tuesday,...

Tags: Antarctica, emperors penguins, sea ice, satellites imaging, British Antarctic Survey, penguins droppings, using satellites, penguins colony

Berlin :: Germany | 7 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A huge ice shelf that has wrenched away from the Antarctic peninsula has started to fracture into icebergs, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday. "Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve (break away) from the northern front...

Tags: Wilkins Ice Shelf, British Antarctic Survey, Antarctica, Southwest Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic peninsula, antarctic ice

Cambridge :: United Kingdom | 11 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

According to a report in the Telegraph, with the help of a robot submarine, the polar scientists will get a glimpse of the unexplored region beneath one of Antarctica's most puzzling glaciers...Scientists believe that unusual melting at the glacier's...

Tags: submarine, british, glaciers, ocean, British Antarctic Survey, Antarctica, antarctic glacier

Nuuk :: Greenland | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A hidden network of glacial lakes far below the Antarctic surface regulates the motion of the continent's ice rivers, a study has found. When the subglacial lakes overflow, the ice above accelerates towards the ocean. "It's like putting in a squirt of...

Tags: arctic, British Antarctic Survey, Antarctica

London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The job on Bird island, which lies in treacherous seas off the western tip of South Georgia, is being advertised as suitable for someone with a fondness for seabirds and scenery, as well as general maintenance skills. Competent plumbing has been key to...

Tags: British Antarctic Survey

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