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Physical oceanographer at BAS, mainly interested in cold places. Views my own. Occasional cellist, pianist, canoeist, kayaker, sailor. π©π°πͺπΊ in π¬π§. he/his
Arguably scarier than Jaws (at least for anyone who works with AUVs)
11.07.2025 09:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The bergs in the sunny photos are much smaller bergs that broke off A-68, and were much closer. While A-68a was 23 km away, A-68p was about 2 km away at the time, between us and A-68a. The other glider was deployed the previous day, on the other side of A-68a and closer, but in poor visibility...
08.04.2025 08:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Scientists sent this glider to explore around a huge iceberg π
For the first time, they saw the dramatic changes the berg's meltwater made to the ocean, up close.
Iceberg calving is a natural process - but these results will help us understand the climate impact of more frequent calving...
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A rather portly king penguin seen from the front, lying on a sandy beach.
Magellanic penguin looking up from a burrow in the ground, surrounded by grass and scattered white feathers.
Rockhopper penguins taking a shower from a stream dripping down from rocks above. On top of the rocks are nesting black-browed albatrosses.
A lone macaroni penguin surrounded by rockhopper penguin chicks. The macaroni is substantially larger.
Happy #PenguinAwarenessDay! Here are a few penguins to be aware of, photographed two years ago on Saunders Island and Pebble Island in the Falkland Islands..
20.01.2025 12:03 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π Weβre officially on Bluesky π
Welcome to @biopole.bsky.social account π
Kicking things off, weβre unveiling an exciting animation that dives into what BIOPOLE is all about π
Here is the Part 1 πΏ
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How does glacier calving around Antarctica trigger underwater tsunamis? π
An international team of scientists have been awarded Β£3.7 million to investigate this βunchartered scientific territoryβ using advanced technology.
Read about the POLOMINTS project β¬οΈ
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Welcome to the IAPSO ECS network. We will use this account to highlight information important for early career ocean scientists, such as job opportunities, conferences, new exciting research (especially by ECS), etc. You can find more at www.iapsoecs.org (eg. a list of recent job openings)
03.10.2024 17:25 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 5Perhaps, depending on which floor the defenestration took place from (and which windows have been left open)?
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Itβs a perfectly cromulent word π en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenes...
09.05.2024 22:48 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Similar to βdefenestratingβ?
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During lockdown, Sophie created a Life of Sharks bingo game. Itβs still available. Totally free. If you enjoy it and feel like giving something back, please donate something to your local food bank.
Bingo game can be downloaded at thelifeofsharks.com/sharks-bingo/
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With apologies to everyone who would happily have got through Boxing Day without a reminder of the inexorable march of time, itβs the 30th anniversary today of the BBC premiere of The Wrong Trousers, which means itβs time to tell you a silly story about sound effects
26.12.2023 09:04 β π 75 π 37 π¬ 6 π 3
Father Christmas pointing to a sign saying '4:30 Sat 9th December, Hinchingbrooke Performing Arts Centre'
Discover the magic of classical music before the year is out! Enjoy 15% off when you buy tickets for our 4 remaining concerts in Huntingdon this season. Children's tickets are just Β£2 this December- Share the music with them and watch their world light up www.huntsphil.org.uk/season-2023-...
27.11.2023 16:14 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0It has certainly been attempted - but can be tricky... doi.org/10.1175/JTEC...
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