Climate change does not bode well for picky eaters
In a part of the world that is experiencing the most dramatic increase in temperature and climate change, two very similar species of animals are responding very differently. New research published...
View ArticleOcean acidification changes balance of biofouling communities
A new study of marine organisms that make up the 'biofouling community' - tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships' hulls and rocks in the ocean around the world - shows how they adapt to...
View ArticleAge doesn't matter for foraging albatrosses
A new study of the wandering albatrosses breeding on the sub-antarctic island of Bird Island (off South Georgia) reveals that age doesn't matter when foraging. The research, published in the journal...
View ArticleAntarctica: Mystery continent holds key to mankind's future
Earth's past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of its continents.
View ArticleScientific spring in isolated Antarctica
In Antarctica, the crew of the French–Italian Concordia research station are preparing for the winter. They have to survive six months of complete isolation – four in darkness because the Sun never...
View ArticleHalley research station hosts research to understand human adaptation to...
A medical doctor, based at the most southerly UK research station in Antarctica, is about to embark on a new campaign of life science experiments to study how people adapt to life in remote and...
View ArticleClimate change protest outside British parliament
Around 5,000 protesters marched on the British parliament Saturday demanding greater action on climate change, exactly two months ahead of the general election.
View ArticleUK opens talks on world's first tidal lagoon power scheme
The British government said Wednesday it was opening talks on plans to build the world's first man-made tidal lagoon in Wales to generate green energy.
View ArticleSome British Airways frequent flier accounts miles breached
Some British Airways frequent flier accounts have been hacked, but the airline says that most personal information is safe.
View ArticleNew study tracks feeding behaviour of Antarctic fur seals in winter
During the Antarctic Summer female fur seals feed in the waters around their breeding breaches. In winter, when their pups have weaned and the local food supply is depleted, they have to look...
View ArticlePreventing the spread of aquatic invasive species
Hot water could be the answer to stopping aquatic invasive species from "hitchhiking" around Britain on anglers' and canoeists' kit, according to a new study.
View ArticleNew study shows Antarctic ice shelf is thinning from above and below
A decade-long scientific debate about what's causing the thinning of one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves is settled this week (Wednesday 13 May) with the publication of an international study in...
View ArticlePetrels tracked across the Oceans
Staff at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are following the journeys of White-chinned Petrel fledglings as they make their first journeys over the South Atlantic Ocean in search of food. The birds have...
View ArticleArmy of sensor-equipped seals collects distant ocean data
Seals have helped gather information on some of the harshest environments on the planet, using technology designed by scientists at the University of St Andrews.
View ArticleAntarctic life – highly diverse, unusually structured
The variety of plant and animal life in the Antarctic is much greater than previously thought, reveals an assessment of Antarctic biodiversity published by a team of scientists in the journal Nature...
View ArticleIsrael-British project makes Hebrew texts available online
One of the oldest surviving Hebrew manuscripts, a bible dating back more than 1,000 years, will soon be available online in a joint project with The British Library in London, the National Library of...
View ArticleScotland to ban GM crops
Scotland is set to ban the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, officials announced Sunday.
View ArticleAntarctic fur seals have unique 'scent profile' to recognise their pups
Researchers studying Antarctic fur seals have discovered their scent has a unique 'profile' which enables them to recognise their offspring and family members. Until now researchers thought voice...
View ArticleBird tracking aids seabird research
A two year study of shags on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve in Scotland reveals that when winds are strong, female birds take much longer to find food compared with males.
View ArticleCurrent alternatives won't light up Britain's broadband blackspots
Despite the British government's boasts of the steady roll-out of superfast broadband to more than four out of five homes and businesses, you needn't be a statistician to realise that this means one...
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