British Antarctic Survey - Polar Science for a Sustainable Planet

Antarctica’s global impact highlighted in new book

This Earth Day (22 April 2025) the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is spotlighting a new book that showcases the latest scientific insights from the Antarctic. Antarctica and the Earth System, …

Iceworld Podcast

Out now, ‘Travelling in the Tractor Train Traverse, with Nick Withey and Rory Fleet’ – a conversation with two of the Traverse team, who drive supplies and fuel huge distances …

A rendezvous in the middle of nowhere

Antarctica, January 2025. Three expert teams are making their way across the stark frozen landscape, by sea, land and air – and they are planning to meet. Jamie Oliver shares …

18 April 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station

Here’s our latest postcard from Rothera Research Station – Discovery Building progress and station life! March was a bustling month at our Antarctic station, with the final flight (of our …

The hole in the ozone layer: A discovery in Antarctica that changed the world

To commemorate the extraordinary moment the ozone hole was discovered in Antarctica 40 years ago, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has teamed up with the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in London …

BAS and CPOM Partner for Innovation Zero World 2025

British Antarctic Survey’s Net Zero team collaborates with the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling to highlight polar science at major climate conference. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) net zero …

Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg

For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The …