Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation team
Understanding the present
Science teams
We approach the big questions in polar science by working in interdisciplinary teams from within our organisation and also in partnership with leading universities and research organisations from the UK and around the world. Find out more about our teams, their research projects and collaborations.
Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team
Predicting the future
Space Weather and Atmosphere team
Exploring the unknown, predicting the future
Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate team
Unlocking the past, predicting the future
Geology and Geophysics team
Exploring the unknown
Ecosystems team
Understanding the present, predicting the future
Palaeo Environments, Ice Sheets and Climate Change team
Understanding past change in ice sheets, oceans and global climate
Polar Oceans team
Understanding the present, exploring the unknown
Research Development and Support team
Providing an integrated support service to science
Latest publications
- Antarctic tipping points
- Winter warming in Antarctica
- Antarctica and climate change
- The Ozone Hole
- Antarctica’s hidden lakes
- Penguins and climate change
- Krill fishing and conservation in the Southern Ocean
- Marine Protected Areas
- Sea ice at both poles
- Larsen C Ice Shelf
- Sea-level rise
- Albatrosses
- Diversity in UK Polar Science – Polar Horizons Meeting Report
- The State of the Polar Oceans 2018
- Understanding Antarctica
Latest news
- Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
- October 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- New construction season drives Antarctic modernisation forward
- BAS wins national award for runway resurfacing project
- A new Antarctic season begins for 2024/25
- Get your Ticket to Antarctica! Your name will go on a journey to the frozen wilderness
- Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
- Antarctica’s sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supply
- Get your Ticket to Antarctica!
- Mysterious patterns revealed on ice shelf bottom
- Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheries
- Mega-iceberg melt affects important marine ecosystem
- Modernisation milestones achieved in Antarctica
- The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
- New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
- Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica 2024
- Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
- Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
- British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic field season wraps up
- Emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica suffer as sea-ice diminishes
- Scientists one step closer to predicting iceberg calving
- Are these the COOLEST jobs in the world? Probably.
- Penguins test positive for Avian Flu on South Georgia
- Antarctic Runway is upgraded to support UK hub for polar science
- Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s
- Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps up
- Love on Ice: Engineers’ Antarctic Engagement Sparks Warmth
- DNA reveals unique microorganisms evolved at poles
- Pilotless plane test crew arrives in Antarctica
- New science facility to unveil mysteries of animal life in Antarctica
- Four new emperor penguin colonies found by satellite
- New research mission on board polar ship set to unlock Southern Ocean’s carbon secrets
- Scientists count penguins on remote sub-Antarctic island
- New animation shows track of giant A23a iceberg
- BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2024
- Team embarks on mission to investigate iceberg calving
- Octopus DNA solves mystery of ice sheet’s past
- Celebrating the festive season in Antarctica
- Antarctic photo nominated in competition
- RRS Sir David Attenborough samples A23a iceberg during climate science mission
- Construction first for British Antarctic Survey as specialist team fit-out new building over the Antarctic winter
- Using AI to track icebergs
- Additional cases of Avian Flu confirmed on South Georgia
- First Antarctic research mission on polar ship
- Celebrating Polar Pride 2023
- New Antarctic place names announced
- Team heads for Antarctica to study global warming effects
- British Antarctic Survey unveils pilotless plane for testing in Antarctica
- Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting ‘unavoidable’
- Sea change: new blueprint for Southern Ocean
- Estates and Facilities Team win prestigious award
- Antarctica’s glacial border moves for miles with the tide
- British Antarctic Survey on Radio & TV this Autumn
- Supergiant iceberg makes surrounding ocean surface colder and less salty
- Brunt Ice Shelf speeds up after calving of giant iceberg
- Loss of sea ice causes catastrophic breeding failure for emperor penguins
- Urgent call for more Southern Ocean research
- New Antarctic extremes ‘virtually certain’ as world warms
- The mystery of the missing Antarctic sea ice
- Fish survival in the extreme cold
- Bird diet sampling helps uncover the lives of living fossils
- Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica
- Deep ocean waters in Antarctica are shrinking and warming
- New map reflects ice loss and name changes
- Ground beneath Thwaites Glacier mapped for first time
- Scientists track the epic flight of fledged albatross
- Update on construction season in Antarctica
- British Antarctic Survey completes Antarctic field season
- Invading insects transforming Antarctic soils
- Scientists named on TIME100 list for Antarctic research
- Exterior complete for new Antarctic science and operations facility
- Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg
- New emperor penguin colony discovered
- Celebrating the Festive Season in Antarctica
- New season begins for Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation programme
- ‘Sounds’ of the sun inspire an extraordinary new album
- Warming and acidification threatens organisms
- Research shows ‘danger zones’ for wandering albatrosses
- Celebrating Polar Pride Day 2022
- British Antarctic Survey’s 2022-2023 field season begins
- Antarctica drawing competition launches
- Learning about the first animals from life at the poles
- Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme – change in leadership
- Midwinter Day 2022 in Antarctica
- Antarctic glaciers’ ice loss “unprecedented”
- Polar research ship returns to UK
- New map of Southern Ocean floor
- BAS’ 2021-2022 field season has ended
- Report highlights changes in Antarctica
- Couple tie the knot in Antarctica
- Wedding planned in British Antarctic Territory
- New aircraft investment supports polar science
- Researchers identify biggest threats to Larsen C ice shelf
- New link between greenhouse gases and sea-level rise
- RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials
- Job opportunities in Antarctica
- Scientists discover Antarctica’s hidden geological past
- Drilling of oldest ice on Earth completed
- Antarctica as testing site ahead of mission to icy moons
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