- Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures
Melting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than previously thought, according to …... Read more » - Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Understanding of how Jupiter’s magnetic field interacts with its moons and with intense particle radiation.... Read more » - “Thermal scar” from dinosaur era still warming base of Greenland Ice Sheet, new findings show
A new ‘heat map’ shows, in unprecedented detail, how geothermal heat is escaping through the Earth’s surface beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. This is critical information for enabling scientists to …... Read more » - Increases in winds weaken Southern Ocean carbon sink
A new study of lake sediments from the sub-Antarctic reveals for the first time that increases in westerly winds are likely to reduce the ability of the Southern Ocean to …... Read more » - Update – new polar ship superstructure lifted onto hull
BIRKENHEAD. The superstructure of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, is now on top of the hull. Following the launch of the RRS Sir …... Read more » - New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil Antarctica
The most comprehensive magnetic map of Antarctica ever produced is published this week (15 July 2018). The new map – which includes 3.5 million line-kilometres of magnetic anomaly data collected …... Read more » - Launch of RRS Sir David Attenborough – in pictures
The majestic red hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough glided in the River Mersey on Saturday 14 July. The launch button was pressed by the naturalist and broadcaster Sir …... Read more » - New polar research ship makes a ‘splash’
RRS Sir David Attenborough hull launch into River Mersey 14 July Update 20 July 2018 – watch video of launch A major milestone in the build of the UK’s state-of-the-art …... Read more » - Science meetings on conservation of Southern Ocean
Science meetings of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) take place over the next two weeks (starting 2 July 2018) at the Cambridge Headquarters of …... Read more »
