British Antarctic Survey - Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

Remains of British researcher lost in 1959 recovered from Antarctic glacier

The remains of an Antarctic researcher have been discovered by a Polish team among rocks exposed by a receding glacier in Antarctica. They are identified by DNA as those of …

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Feeding the ocean, an icy solution

Glaciers – immense rivers of ice, containing vast volumes of freshwater – are often considered barren environments, and the melting of them seen as an indicator of climate change. But …

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New maps published of Alexander Island, Antarctica

The Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) at the British Antarctic Survey have produced new maps of the topography (physical features) and geology of Alexander Island in Antarctica. These maps …

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31 July 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station

31 July 2025: Postcard from Rothera With the end of the 2024/25 Antarctic construction season, the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) wintering team settles in at Rothera Research Station. Rothera is …

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How do we actually know Antarctica is melting? Mass balance explained

When news broke that Antarctica had gained ice mass between 2021 and 2023, it sparked debate across comment sections worldwide. How could the continent be gaining ice when we’re constantly …

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Iceworld Podcast

Out now, ‘Keeping Halley Research Station online, with Dominic Jaques’ – a computer engineer at Halley VI Research Station on Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. Dom has to be ready to …

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RRS Sir David Attenborough webcam

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Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago

UK Arctic Research Station

Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago
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King Edward Point, Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia

King Edward Point Research Station

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Bird Island Research Station

Bird Island, South Georgia
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Rothera Point, Adelaide Island

Rothera Research Station

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Halley VI Research Station

Halley VI, Brunt Ice Shelf, Caird Coast

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