'Greenhouse gases could have caused an ice age'
On Monday we reported on a piece of research funded by NERC and published in the journal Science.
View ArticleReuters journalist reports from the coldest continent
A journalist from the news agency Reuters reports his encounter with an elephant seal on Lagoon Island today.
View ArticleElectronic tagging tracks the shearwater's 20,000km odyssey
The British Antarctic Survey makes the news again today. This time on the BBC: 'Tags reveal birds' ocean odyssey'.
View ArticleOcean fertilisation research hits the headlines, which leave confusion in...
If you only read the headlines yesterday on iron fertilisation research from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, you'd be forgiven for being a little confused.
View ArticleSatellite shows extent of snow over the UK
The Natural Environment Research Council's Dundee Satellite Recieving Station processed this image of a snow-covered UK and Ireland on 4 February. You can clearly see snow on the ground in the...
View ArticleScience...so what? So everything
Recent surveys of peoples' attitudes to science show that many people think it is elitist, difficult, and beyond their comprehension.
View ArticleBlanket of snow covering Scotland
Wednesday 11 Feb. Satellite image processed by NERC's Dundee Satellite Receiving Station.
View ArticleWhy is science important?
Good question. Head of communications at the British Antarctic Survey, Linda Capper, has just sent me a link to this site 'Why is science important?' It was created by science teacher and broadcaster...
View ArticleWhale rescue attempt ends in Loch
Hopes of driving a bottlenose whale stranded in a Scottish loch back into the open sea were dashed over the weekend, after the whale gave up her fight for life. The whale, which rescuers named Lilly,...
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