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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A team of international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey set off on Wednesday to explore a mysterious marine ecosystem that has lain hidden under an ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. The BAS said that an iceberg known as A68 broke off from the Larsen Ice Shelf in July 2017, revealing a section of seabed measuring 5,818 square kilometers (2,245 square miles) — nearly four times the […]
Colonies of tiny Antarctic marine creatures are thriving in response to a reduction in sea-ice cover, according to new research. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) report suggests the filter-feeding bryozoans may be responsible for transporting millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere to polar sea beds. Their research was published on Monday (September 21) in the Cell Press journal Current Biology. A British Antarctic Survey (BAS) investigation study into biological change on the seabeds […]
