Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

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Impact Assessments - protecting satellites

Decades of BAS polar research now help shield satellites from solar storms

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"Cutting the UK’s potential financial losses from £2.9 billion to £900 million" research recognised by Lloyd’s for reducing global risk
Richard Horne
Aurora over Halley VI Research Station
Aurora over Halley VI Research Station

Carbon sink or carbon source?

Science flights over the changing Amazon Rainforest

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"recent evidence shows that the Amazon rainforest’s ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere is declining"
Freya Squires
VP-FAZ a BAS Twin Otter aircraft during a work period away from the polar regions, with flights over that Amazon rain forrest
VP-FAZ a BAS Twin Otter aircraft during a work period away from the polar regions, with flights over that Amazon rain forrest

A milestone new season for British Antarctic Survey

The 2025 – 2026 Antarctic season is a landmark for the British Antarctic Survey and its Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Project, as the new Discovery Building begins to take on its…

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"A pivotal stage in the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme, as the Discovery Building provides power and essential services"
David Brand, Rothera Modernisation Senior Project Manager
Rothera Research Station
Rothera Research Station

A new Antarctic season begins for 2025/26

RRS Sir David Attenborough departs from Plymouth on 17 October to begin five-week voyage to Antarctica, marking the start of the new Antarctic field season.

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The Antarctic summer season is underway, with our staff, stations, ship and aircraft delivering 'Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet'
Prof. Dame Jane Francis
SDA in the Southern Ocean
SDA in the Southern Ocean

Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's largest and most pristine wilderness. Consequently, it offers an unparalleled natural laboratory for scientific research.

Emperor penguins on the sea ice in front of the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Polar science

From ancient ice cores to space weather, discover that what happens at the poles matters to everyone.

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Polar capabilities

We operate the UK’s polar research infrastructure to supporting scientific discovery. For our own scientists, and for other British and international researchers

Twin Otter aircraft at a deep field site on the English Coast, Antarctica

Our impact

Impact assessments showcasing how BAS addresses big issues and informs policy makers, through science knowledge, technologies and innovation.

The RRS Sir David Attenborough in Antarctica

News

Accidental discovery reveals grim future for emperor penguins

A penguin in the snow

Scientists reveal our best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica

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Major earthquakes don’t run to timetable, 6,000-year study reveals

Two people kneel on the rocky outcrop next to a bright blue lake, behind which huge glaciers and mountains rise out of frame. They are looking and pointing into the distance.

Update from Thwaites Glacier: when science doesn’t go your way

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Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacier

A group of people flying kites in the snow

Escape the January blues – applications open for jobs in Antarctica

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SDA Crew team picture on an Ice Shelf in Antarctica

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SDA Crew team picture on an Ice Shelf in Antarctica

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