News tagged with: antarctic
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Thinning ice in Antarctica could boost oceanic carbon absorption
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Research involving scientists from the University has shed new light on natural processes in East Antarctica that could, over long timescales, help the Southern Ocean absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Tiny ocean migrants play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Researchers from the University were involved in a new study which reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes significantly to carbon sequestration
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Scientists embark on first study of Antarctica’s underwater avalanches
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: The Antarctic Canyon Experiment (ACE) is a five-year £2.4m project being led by the University and an international consortium of partners.
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Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: An international team of researchers, led by Lecturer in Hydrography and Ocean Exploration Dr Jenny Gales, has discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica.
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Scientists use Navy data to assess the stability of underwater volcanoes
Â鶹´«Ã½ news: Our researchers are using data gathered by the Royal Navy to assess the threat of potentially devastating tsunamis caused by underwater volcanoes on the fringe of Antarctica
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Life in the freezer – study provides first evidence of growth limitations in Antarctic fish
New research by scientists at the Â鶹´«Ã½ and the British Antarctic Survey shows have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins
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Film crews capture first evidence of leopard seals sharing food
James Robbins, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Â鶹´«Ã½, has led a new study which showed up to 36 seals feeding at the same king penguin colony in South Georgia
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Scientists complete first assessment of blood abnormalities in Antarctic penguin colony
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ have contributed to the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony of penguins living in a remote corner of southern Antarctica
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The complex fate of Antarctic species in the face of a changing climate
Scientists from the the Â鶹´«Ã½ and the British Antarctic Survey present support for the theory that marine invertebrates with larger body size are generally more sensitive to reductions in oxygen
