Image of the Day for 2012-02-22

Penguin of the Day for 2012-02-22

A new ice core successfully drilled from the Antarctica Peninsula last month (January) may shed new light on how the vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has responded to climate change in the past. The Fletcher ice core drilling team A seven-person team — a collaboration between British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environ...

Image of the Day for 2012-02-21

Penguin of the Day for 2012-02-21

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Penguin of the Day for 2012-02-20

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Penguin of the Day for 2012-02-19

Image of the Day for 2012-02-18

Penguin of the Day for 2012-02-18

The story of how three little penguin species are coping with significant changes in climate around the Antarctic Peninsula has followed a familiar narrative in recent years. A new study suggests the bigger regional picture involves many factors outside of the classic sea ice hypothesis.

Penguins from outer space. Sounds like the title of some new B-movie science fiction film starring Vin Diesel. But polar researchers are increasingly using high-resolution imagery shot from orbiting satellites to find, count and assess the population health of penguin and seal colonies around the Antarctic.

The latest news aboard the USAP research vessels.

Occasional updates on the events and operations at McMurdo, South Pole and Palmer stations.

A CTD profiler being lowered in to the Southern Ocean to measure conductivity, temperature and density. Credit: Paul Holland/British Antarctic Survey A new observing system for the study of the Southern Ocean has been created to improve understanding of global challenges including climate change, sea-level rise, ocean acidification and the sustainable management of marine resources. An internati...

Image of the Day for 2012-02-17

Penguin of the Day for 2012-02-17

A new gallery, celebrating the life of Antarctic explorer Captain Lawrence Oates, will officially open on Saturday 10th March 2012 at 11:00am to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. Captain Oates was a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole (1911-12) and is remembered as the fearless Antarctic hero who, as conditions worsened on the return jou...

Image of the Day for 2012-02-16