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Study shows melting ice sheets will disrupt climate

7 February, 2019

Water entering the oceans from melting ice sheets could cause extreme weather and a change in ocean circulation not currently accounted for in global climate policies, a new study published …

Parents help offspring adapt to climate change

30 January, 2019

Some parents in the animal kingdom can prepare their young for environmental change, helping them cope better in new conditions, a paper published today in Nature Scientific Reports reveals. Scientists …

International research expedition heads to West Antarctica

28 January, 2019

An international team of scientists is travelling to the Amundsen Sea – one of the most vulnerable sectors of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – to answer vital scientific questions about …

Scientists drill to record depths in West Antarctica

24 January, 2019

A team of scientists and engineers has for the first time successfully drilled over two kilometres through the ice sheet in West Antarctica using hot water. This research will help …

Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

21 January, 2019

The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in their key habitat, new research shows. …

New funding uses seabirds as sentinels of South Atlantic

21 January, 2019

British Antarctic Survey scientist Professor Richard Phillips has been awarded funding to use newly developed radar-detecting tags to track the interactions between wandering albatrosses and fishing vessels in the South …

New study looks at risk to Antarctic marine life in future

17 January, 2019

A new study of the animals living in polar oceans reveals which are most at risk from climate change. The study is published today (17 January) in Frontiers in Marine …

FEATURED PAPER: Himalayan winds

16 January, 2019

Around one billion people depend on water resources originating from the Hindu-Kush Karakoram Himalayan region, attributable to both rainfall and melting of snow and ice. The wind in the valleys …

Scientists complete remote ice core drilling mission

10 January, 2019

A team of scientists and engineers from British Antarctic Survey and the University of Cambridge has successfully drilled over 650 metres in to an Antarctic ice cap to obtain an …

Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply now

9 January, 2019

Applications to carry out small-scale research projects in the Antarctic in the 2019/20 season are invited from UK-based researchers. The Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) provides fieldwork opportunities for scientists …

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The impact of ‘alien’ species in Antarctica

19 December, 2018

Of the known non-native or ‘alien’ species found in Antarctica, a non-biting species of midge currently presents one of the highest risks to terrestrial ecosystems, researchers have found. The preliminary …

Funding to assess shipping emissions and climate hazards

13 December, 2018

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists have been awarded funding to enable them to assess the impact of emissions from shipping and to quantify and manage the risk of climate hazards. …

Blog: A research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica

12 December, 2018 Nadescha Zwerschke

ICEBERGS2 – a research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica Nadescha Zwerschke is a marine biologist travelling on the RRS James Clark Ross to Antarctica I’ve only recently started my …

Increased snowfall in Antarctica buffers sea-level rise

10 December, 2018

A new study of snowfall across Antarctica provides vital information in the study of future sea-level rise. A team of scientists from NASA and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), describes how …

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Seabird populations on Antarctic Peninsula unexpected

5 December, 2018

Results of a new study on Antarctic seabirds shows a larger percentage of their populations inhabit important nesting sites around Ryder Bay, close to British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Station than …

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Ambitious UK-U.S. Antarctic research mission begins

19 November, 2018

A team of UK and U.S. polar scientists are about to embark on one of the largest joint Antarctic missions for more than 70 years. It’s the first field season …

Discovery of high geothermal heat at South Pole

14 November, 2018

Scientists have discovered an area near the South Pole where the base of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting unexpectedly quickly. Using radar to look through three km of ice, …

Ice sheets growing from the base

7 November, 2018

Fresh water freezing onto the bottom of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets leads to the formation of spectacular plume-shaped features, according to new research published today (7th November) in …

Watching whales from space

1 November, 2018

Scientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales. Reported this week in the journal Marine Mammal …

New Antarctic field season begins

30 October, 2018

Science and support teams from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are gearing up for the start of the Antarctic summer field season. A major focus for the season is the West …

Monitoring penguins in the South Atlantic

25 October, 2018 Norman Ratcliffe

Norman Ratcliffe, a seabird biologist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), studies the biology of seabirds and how this is impacted by climate change. Read this blog to find out about …

Scientists join policy makers to discuss conservation

22 October, 2018

BAS marine researchers join nearly 300 international delegates at the annual meeting of the Convention on the Conservation or Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) beginning in Hobart today. For the …

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Funding success for British Antarctic Survey

12 October, 2018

New funding stream for sustainable observation and unique BAS British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientific capabilities

Measuring glaciers in the Himalayan mountains

11 October, 2018

Technology pioneered in Antarctica could soon be providing much-needed data on the amount of ice in the glaciers of High Mountain Asia thanks to an ingenious helicopter-mounted, low-frequency radar developed …

Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows decline

11 October, 2018

Results from a 21-year study into the breeding success of gentoo penguins at a well-known tourist site in Antarctica, reveal a 25% reduction in breeding pairs and a decrease of …

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Fur seals in the Falklands – Part 1

9 October, 2018 Kayleigh Jones

Kayleigh Jones, a seal biologist at British Antarctic Survey, travelled to the Falkland Islands to spend 6 weeks studying South American fur seals. Read on to find out about her …

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Increase in plastics reaching remote South Atlantic Islands

8 October, 2018

The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research published today …

Challenger Medal award

13 September, 2018

The prestigious Challenger Medal for excellence in marine science has been awarded to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) oceanographer Professor Mike Meredith. Presented every two years by the Challenger Society – …

BAS wins National Capability Funding

12 September, 2018

The British Antarctic Survey has been awarded National Capability funds for polar science which will strengthen UK national security, resilience, economic growth and societal benefit

BAS scientist joins research ship ‘drifting’ past North Pole

29 August, 2018

UK scientists will join what could be the largest-scale Arctic research expedition ever planned when the German research ship, RV Polarstern, is deliberately lodged into sea ice to drift past …

Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures

13 August, 2018

Melting of ice shelves in West Antarctica speeds up and slows down in response to changes in deep ocean temperature, and is far more variable than previously thought, according to …

Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

8 August, 2018

Understanding of how Jupiter’s magnetic field interacts with its moons and with intense particle radiation.

New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil Antarctica

17 July, 2018

The most comprehensive magnetic map of Antarctica ever produced is published this week (15 July 2018). The new map – which includes 3.5 million line-kilometres of magnetic anomaly data collected …

Science meetings on conservation of Southern Ocean

2 July, 2018

Science meetings of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) take place over the next two weeks (starting 2 July 2018) at the Cambridge Headquarters of …

FEATURED PAPER: Sea-ice loss impacts Northern Hemisphere

20 June, 2018

This study, led by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, suggests that sea-ice loss in different regions of the Arctic, and of different amounts, leads to different effects on surface …

New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrank

15 June, 2018

Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is one of the fastest-flowing glaciers in Antarctica. Over the last eleven years, four major icebergs have broken off from its floating ice shelf. …

New insight into an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator

5 June, 2018

Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have, for the first time, tracked the lives of leopard seals as they migrate around Antarctica. The team followed these formidable predators as they …

Fungi respire millennium-old carbon from Antarctic soil

30 May, 2018

Fungi in Antarctic soils release carbon that is more than a thousand years old, a team led by scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has found. This discovery sheds light on how carbon is released into the atmosphere as polar regions warm.

Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South Pole

24 May, 2018

Revealing Antarctica’s hidden world

European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C world

17 May, 2018

The UK and large parts of northern Europe could become windier if global temperatures reach 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new study. This has implications for wind energy …

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Special issue on how oceans are changing

14 May, 2018

The seas around the Antarctic Peninsula are biologically extremely rich, but are climatically sensitive, having experienced some of the fastest warming globally in recent decades. A special issue of the …

“Hairdryer winds” cause ice melt during Antarctic winter

3 May, 2018

A new study involving scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) suggests for the first time that warm winds are creating large surface melting of ice shelves in Antarctica during the …

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Prestigious international award for oceanographer

30 April, 2018

Professor Mike Meredith wins prize

ISLAND SCIENCE: Living in Harmony

24 April, 2018 Victoria Warwick-Evans

Four people, two tents, a lot of smelly penguins and boil-in-the-bag army rations. That pretty much sums up life at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands during January and …

STATION SCIENCE: Baby its stressful down here!

9 April, 2018 Melody Clark

Stress levels and limpets

New study reveals increased snowfall in Antarctica over last two centuries

9 April, 2018

The first comprehensive study of snowfall across Antarctica provides vital information in the study of future sea-level rise. Presenting this week (Monday 9 April 2018) at the European Geosciences Union …

Warming oceans could put seabirds out of sync with prey

4 April, 2018

Seabirds may struggle to find food for their chicks as they are unable to shift their breeding seasons as the climate warms, a new study suggests. Rising sea temperatures in …

SCIENCE AT SEA: Setting off for the Scotia Sea

15 March, 2018 Zoe Roseby

Zoë Roseby is a member of the science team from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) currently aboard the RRS Discovery. Read on to discover what the team will be investigating in …

Brachiopods resilient to past environmental change

14 March, 2018

A new study concludes that a seafloor dwelling marine invertebrate is more resilient to environmental change than expected. The paper, led by researchers at British Antarctic Survey, is published today …

STATION SCIENCE: Higher predator monitoring

5 March, 2018 Kieran Love

Kieran Love tells us what it is like to be the Zoological Field Assistant at King Edward Point Research Station (KEP) on South Georgia. So, what does being a zoological …

Research mission to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea ice

2 March, 2018

Heavy sea ice conditions have thwarted a science mission from reaching the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica from which a large iceberg broke off in July 2017. A team …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: The adventure begins

22 February, 2018 Rowan Whittle

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) palaeobiologist Dr Rowan Whittle is a member of the Larsen C Benthos research cruise onboard the RRS James Clark Ross. Rowan’s primary role is to assist …

FEATURED PAPER: Record temperature at Signy

19 February, 2018

On 30th January 1982, a record high temperature of +19.8°C was measured at Signy Research Station – a record for any station south of 60°S. In this paper, we examined …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: Studying Southern Right Whales

13 February, 2018 Layla Batchellier

Find out what the South Georgia Right Whale Expedition team have been up to during their first few weeks sailing in the waters around South Georgia. Firstly, Susannah Calderan tells …

First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem

12 February, 2018

A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice …

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Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2018

11 February, 2018 Zoe Waring

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February), Zoe Waring, the Marine Assistant at Rothera Research Station, has written a blog about her work at British …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: Rolling, rolling, rolling

7 February, 2018 Jennifer Jackson

Whale ecologist Dr Jennifer Jackson, who is leading the first expedition to ‘health-check’ southern right whales since whaling stopped in the 1970s, describes how she and the team prepared for …

Sea butterflies repair shell damage from ocean acidification

25 January, 2018

A new study of tiny marine snails called sea butterflies shows the great lengths these animals go to repair damage caused by ocean acidification. The paper, led by researchers at …

Life in the slow lane

19 January, 2018

A new study from British Antarctic Survey shows how five common Antarctic marine invertebrates (animals without a backbone) use less energy to feed, grow and reproduce than their temperate and …

Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zone

12 January, 2018

A new study from the British Antarctic Survey shows how lanternfish, small bioluminescent fish, are likely to respond to the warming of the Southern Ocean. Lanternfish are one of the …

Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right Whales

10 January, 2018

An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia this month (January) to carry out the first scientific whale survey …

Krill are at the lower end of the Southern Ocean food chain

Managing the fishery for Antarctic krill: A brief review of important environmental and management considerations

8 January, 2018 by Philip Trathan

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New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey scientist

5 January, 2018

Our congratulations go to Dr Phil Trathan who has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Southern Ocean science and conservation. Dr …

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SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 4: Sea ice and science

28 December, 2017 Ryan Scott

Following the glider deployments our next destination was Rothera, the UK’s biggest Antarctic research station on Adelaide Island. Good progress was made until we hit the sea ice – 120 …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 3: Gliders galore!

20 December, 2017 Ryan Scott

It was finally time to deploy the gliders and I couldn’t be more excited! Autonomous vehicles are regarded as the future of oceanography, and I feel extremely lucky to be …

SCIENCE ON THE ICE – Part 2: Setting up camp at Little Dome C

18 December, 2017 Robert Mulvaney

This Antarctic season BAS scientist Dr Robert Mulvaney is taking part in the ongoing hunt for the oldest ice record Beyond Epica. Using a variety of different techniques, he and …

ISOL-ICE Lab Blog: Visiting IGE in Grenoble

15 December, 2017 Markus Frey

A new blog from the ISOL-ICE project team describes recent progress in the lab. Read the team’s earlier blog here. Holly Winton and Lisa Hauge have completed now with great success their …

Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths

15 December, 2017

A new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 2: Busy biologists!

12 December, 2017 Ryan Scott

First thing I learn as I begin my trip aboard the RRS James Clark Ross is that, scientist on research cruises need to be able to adapt quickly! Within two …

Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away

11 December, 2017

A thinning of small areas of floating ice at Antarctica’s coast can accelerate the movement of ice grounded on rocks hundreds of kilometres away, a new study involving scientists from …

Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invited

4 December, 2017

Applications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2018/19 field season. The closing date is 5th March 2018. CASS provides opportunities for UK-based …

Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates

29 November, 2017

An animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 1: Journey to the JCR!

29 November, 2017 Ryan Scott

After 6 days, 9505 miles and 7 mm of beard growth, the cruise has officially started! Thursday 16th November and finally the time had come for me start my journey …

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Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change

20 November, 2017

The populations of wandering, black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have halved over the last 35 years on sub-antarctic Bird Island according to a new study published today (20 November) in the …

Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly

20 November, 2017

A UK team of researchers has produced high-resolution maps of the bed beneath a major glacier in West Antarctica, which will help them predict future sea-level rise from this region. …

Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival

14 November, 2017

An international study involving British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has shed light on how the larvae of Antarctic krill – small shrimp-like crustaceans – use sea ice to ensure their …

FEATURED PAPER: Temperature change in Sichuan

13 November, 2017

The Sichuan basin is one of the most densely populated regions of China. Along with insufficient arable land and economic underdevelopments, this region is particularly vulnerable to climate-related stresses. Improving …

New Antarctic heat map reveals sub-ice hotspots

13 November, 2017

An international team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has produced a new map showing how much heat from the Earth’s interior is reaching the base of the …

BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in Bonn

8 November, 2017

This week (10-11 November) leading scientists and experts from EU-funded research programmes engage with political leaders from the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic to examine the economic and social consequences …

The RRS Sir David Attenborough in the virtual wind tunnel

27 October, 2017

The RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) just got another step closer to completion as the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) investigated the aerodynamic performance of Britain’s new polar research vessel using a computer generated ‘virtual wind tunnel’

‘Scars’ left by icebergs record West Antarctic ice retreat

25 October, 2017

Thousands of marks on the Antarctic seafloor, caused by icebergs which broke free from glaciers more than ten thousand years ago, show how part of the Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated …

SCIENCE IN THE LAB: From the Polar Plateau to Cambridge

19 October, 2017 Holly Winton

A new blog from Polar Atmospheric Ice Chemist Dr Holly Winton, who is part of the ISOL-ice research project, explaining the process from fieldwork on the Polar Plateau to laboratory work …

Scientists to visit hidden Antarctic ecosystem after giant iceberg calving

9 October, 2017

A team of scientists, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is planning an urgent mission to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for …

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FEATURED PAPER: Wind, warm water and ice-sheet loss

5 October, 2017

Wind-driven incursions of warm, deep water forced the retreat of West Antarctic glaciers from the end of the last ice age until 7,500 years ago and since the 1940s. These …

New study calls for unified research to understand changing ecosystems

2 October, 2017

A new multidisciplinary study led by scientists at British Antarctic Study (BAS) stresses the need for an integrated approach to understand the effects of climate change on Antarctic marine ecosystems. …

Milestone in construction of RRS Sir David Attenborough

29 September, 2017

Rolls-Royce is marking a major milestone on the journey towards the completion of Britain’s new polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough being built by Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird.

Marine snails know how to budget their housing costs

22 September, 2017

For nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold water relatives. New research, led by the …

Science cruise departs ahead of Discovery Investigations anniversary

22 September, 2017

Today the royal research ship RRS Discovery will depart Southampton for an ambitious science expedition to the ocean around South Georgia. This expedition will take place almost 100 years after …

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Special protection for area exposed by Larsen C iceberg

19 September, 2017

An international agreement is now in place to give special protection to the area of ocean left exposed when one of the largest icebergs ever recorded broke free from the …

World Ozone Day: 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol

11 September, 2017

This week (Saturday 16 September), marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. It is one of the most successful …

More losers than winners for Southern Ocean marine life

4 September, 2017

A new study of the marine invertebrates living in the seas around Antarctica reveals there will be more ‘losers’ than ‘winners’ over the next century as the Antarctic seafloor warms. …

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Antarctic marine life may grow faster in a warming world

31 August, 2017

A team of scientists has discovered that a 1°C rise in local sea temperature has massive impacts on an Antarctic marine community. These new results are published this week (31 …

Zooplankton resilient to long-term warming

29 August, 2017

Temperature plays an important role in the distribution of ocean plankton communities and has the potential to cause major distribution shifts, as recently observed in the Arctic. A new study …

New polar ship construction milestone

18 August, 2017

A major feat of engineering takes place this week (21 August) as the “stern section” of the new polar research ship for Britain, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, is transported …

BAS Oceanographer selected for Special IPCC Report

17 August, 2017

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has selected Professor Mike Meredith from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to be a coordinating lead author for a Special Report on the Ocean …

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Impact of giant Antarctic iceberg – update on Larsen-C

2 August, 2017

The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month. Since …

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: Ocean sampling day at Rothera

27 July, 2017 Zoe Waring

Zoe Waring, the Rothera Marine Assistant provides us with an account of the recent Ocean Sampling Day at Rothera. Since 2012, the Rothera Marine Assistant has been collecting samples for World …

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Science Minister opens new Aurora Innovation Centre

21 July, 2017

The new Aurora Innovation Centre that will support cross-discipline research to tackle environmental challenges and increase the real-world benefit of polar research was officially opened today (Friday 21 July) by …

Research outputs

Study shows melting ice sheets will disrupt climate

Parents help offspring adapt to climate change

International research expedition heads to West Antarctica

Scientists drill to record depths in West Antarctica

Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

New funding uses seabirds as sentinels of South Atlantic

New study looks at risk to Antarctic marine life in future

FEATURED PAPER: Himalayan winds

Scientists complete remote ice core drilling mission

Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply now

The impact of ‘alien’ species in Antarctica

Funding to assess shipping emissions and climate hazards

Blog: A research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica

Increased snowfall in Antarctica buffers sea-level rise

Seabird populations on Antarctic Peninsula unexpected

Ambitious UK-U.S. Antarctic research mission begins

Discovery of high geothermal heat at South Pole

Ice sheets growing from the base

Watching whales from space

New Antarctic field season begins

Monitoring penguins in the South Atlantic

Scientists join policy makers to discuss conservation

Funding success for British Antarctic Survey

Measuring glaciers in the Himalayan mountains

Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows decline

Fur seals in the Falklands – Part 1

Increase in plastics reaching remote South Atlantic Islands

Challenger Medal award

BAS wins National Capability Funding

BAS scientist joins research ship ‘drifting’ past North Pole

Melt-rate of West Antarctic Ice Sheet highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperatures

Million fold increase in the power of waves near Jupiter’s moon Ganymede

New magnetic anomaly map helps unveil Antarctica

Science meetings on conservation of Southern Ocean

FEATURED PAPER: Sea-ice loss impacts Northern Hemisphere

New maps show why glacier ice front suddenly shrank

New insight into an enigmatic Antarctic apex predator

Fungi respire millennium-old carbon from Antarctic soil

Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South Pole

European wind energy generation potential in a 1.5˚C world

Special issue on how oceans are changing

“Hairdryer winds” cause ice melt during Antarctic winter

Prestigious international award for oceanographer

ISLAND SCIENCE: Living in Harmony

STATION SCIENCE: Baby its stressful down here!

New study reveals increased snowfall in Antarctica over last two centuries

Warming oceans could put seabirds out of sync with prey

SCIENCE AT SEA: Setting off for the Scotia Sea

Brachiopods resilient to past environmental change

STATION SCIENCE: Higher predator monitoring

Research mission to Larsen C Ice Shelf thwarted by sea ice

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: The adventure begins

FEATURED PAPER: Record temperature at Signy

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: Studying Southern Right Whales

First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem

Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2018

SCIENCE IN THE SEA: Rolling, rolling, rolling

Sea butterflies repair shell damage from ocean acidification

Life in the slow lane

Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zone

Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right Whales

Managing the fishery for Antarctic krill: A brief review of important environmental and management considerations

New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey scientist

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 4: Sea ice and science

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 3: Gliders galore!

SCIENCE ON THE ICE – Part 2: Setting up camp at Little Dome C

ISOL-ICE Lab Blog: Visiting IGE in Grenoble

Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 2: Busy biologists!

Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away

Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invited

Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates

SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 1: Journey to the JCR!

Albatrosses in decline from fishing and environmental change

Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly

Study sheds new light on krill larvae survival

FEATURED PAPER: Temperature change in Sichuan

New Antarctic heat map reveals sub-ice hotspots

BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in Bonn