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An aerial view of Greenland's melting glaciers with a section of bright blue water in amongst ice.
The aft deck of a research ship with 4 autonomous, submarine robots on display.
A red research ship at sea on a sunny day with snowy mountains and clouds in the background.
A timelapse video of the RRS Sir David Attenborough leaving port on a sunny day.
A scientist in a red coat and a blue hat sits on a rocky bluff.
A scientist wearing a black coat and blue hat with a camera around his neck on the deck of a ship with Antarctic mountains in the background.
A group of people stare up at a giant iceberg
A large blue building with an octagonal tower on the roof and a curved side on the building. There is a large logo on the front of the building in the shape of the Antarctic continent. The building sits on top of snow covered ground.
A close-up of a person dressed in polar gear waving out of a tent door.
Two figures stand on the snowy dockside waving up at a big red ship. It's dark and the ship is illuminated warmly from many portholes and external lights. There is a row of people lined up on the deck in the distance, waving back.
The edge of the giant iceberg A23a as it drifts through Antarctic waters against an overcast sky. Jagged peaks and smoothed out caves have formed in the ice from melting and erosion.
Jagged peaks of he giant iceberg A76a looming through mist as it drifts on Antarctic waters.
A black and white satellite image of the giant iceberg A76a breaking away from the Ronne Ice Shelf into the Weddell sea on 14 May 2021
A satellite image of the giant iceberg A23a stuck in the Weddell Sea. Part of the photo is obscured by cloud over.
Bright microscopic phytoplankton against a dark background as seen under a microscope.
An aerial side shot of the Ukrainian research vessel, the Noosfera, in Antarctic waters against an overcast sky with icebergs in the background. Credit: National Antarctic Science Center of Ukraine
A group of ship crew in yellow and red jackets on the deck of the research ship, the Noosfera, against a bright blue sky. Credit: National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Research ship, Noosfera, on the sea against a bright blue sky. Credit: National Antarctic Science Center of Ukraine
A large blue industrial building with a tower on the roof and containers sitting beside it.
A big group of emperor penguins and chicks photographed at Snow Hill Island (Credit: Peter Fretwell/BAS)
A moulting penguin trying to look dignified. There's a big patch of long thick and fluffy looking feathers still attached over its shoulder and back, but underneath are low-profile smooth feathers (Credit: NSF)
Two people in orange cold-weather gear standing beside a red British Antarctic Survey plane on a tarmac under a partly cloudy sky.
A pyramid tent set up in a snow covered landscape. There is equipment outside the tent as well as a line of footprints in the snow.
A large blue building with a tower on the roof.