The launch of a new British polar research vessel is hailed as a ‘milestone’
Serious science expected from ship already famous for the silly name that its owners (mostly) rejected.
Whether you call Britain’s next polar research vessel by the playful name selected by the public in an online poll in 2016, or the more serious-sounding one ultimately chosen by the British Antarctic Survey, the ship, according to its namesake, will be vital for climate research.
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