RRS Sir David Attenborough scientists are trying to measure the potentially crucial role of ocean manganese, finds. But how do you do cutting-edge science in the inhospitable Southern Ocean?

Two months after thousands of people voted to name a new British research vessel "Boaty McBoatface," officials announced they would be going in another direction and naming the ship after renowned ...

Britain's high-tech polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough is gearing up for its first Antarctic science cruise. Over the coming weeks, the crew and scientists on board the vessel will be ...

Scientists aboard Britain's high-tech polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough are headed to the Weddell Sea to investigate how carbon dioxide moves and transforms in the Southern Ocean.The ...

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The UK’s newest polar exploration vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, sailed up the Thames into London on Wednesday, docking near the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. The ship will remain ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg ...

LONDON — Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world — a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it ...