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Digital media and features at British Antarctic Survey | intermittent alter-ego of @bas.ac.uk | scribbler, doodler and creative have-a-goer she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Views my own

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I’d sooner recommend Dark, Salt, Clear by Lamorna Ash.

It’s in the same sort of genre - a personal travelogue - but it’s mainly a portrait of the Newlyn fishing community in Cornwall. It’s poetic, feels well observed, and explores the complicated personal + social context in a really evocative way.

06.07.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ... Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...

Well, what a day it is to be someone who only just finished reading The Salt Path…

I found the total lack of support from friends and family really odd, given their backgrounds and the apparent extremity of their situation. Every relationship seemed bizarre to me.

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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A herd of Barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) move through a snowy winter landscape, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada (Β© Peter Ewins / WWF-Canada)

A herd of Barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) move through a snowy winter landscape, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada (Β© Peter Ewins / WWF-Canada)

Machine learning 🀝 Conservation

AI sea ice forecasting could help predict and protect caribou migration routes in the fast-changing Canadian Arctic.

You read that right: it's AI for good!

BAS researcher Dr Ellen Bowler has been making something with partners at the Government of Nunavut...

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30.05.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most β€˜scientist-iest’ way | CNN In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public.

Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...

27.05.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 20

Sometimes marking a big milestone means deciding to spend the morning trying out a pretty photo animation trend.

(And yes, turn your sound on.)

The beautiful photo capturing sunrise at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica is by Eliot Perez, who works on the modernisation programme at @bas.ac.uk.

27.05.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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