British Antarctic Survey - Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

Iceworld Podcast

Out now, ‘Drilling into the ice rift – with the RiPIce expedition to the Larsen C Ice Shelf’ – in which host Nadia Frontier and Matt Hughes chat to the …

Scientists secure funding to study Greenland and North Atlantic climate tipping points

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) researchers have been selected for funding from The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to help improve our understanding of climate tipping points. These tipping points …

Postcard 5 from Rothera Research Station

Here’s our fifth postcard from Rothera, where exciting changes are transforming our largest Antarctic research station this month! A new wind deflector The new Discovery Building is taking shape with …

New map of South Orkney Islands published for the first time in 40 years

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, topographic map of the region in almost 40 years. …

New study reveals what brings rainfall to ice shelves in West Antarctica

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research. BAS scientists studying atmospheric rivers – narrow bands …

Seriously remote working – applications open for jobs in Antarctica

This Blue Monday (20 January), escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for people to work at its …