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For the first time, an Antarctic blue whale has been successfully matched across years in South Georgia—thanks to citizen scientists and the power of photo-identification shared through HappyWhale. This remarkable […]
Science doesn’t stop during the festive season. On 24 December, King Edward Point marine biologists Rhi Nicol and Cami De Pasquale went out to the entrance of Cumberland Bay to […]
Who doesn’t love a giant iceberg? There’s something deeply compelling about these frozen monsters that tear free from Antarctica’s coastline and wander across the Southern Ocean. News editors know it […]
Are world leaders downplaying the evidence of climate change? Three scientists issue a stark warning to those in power. Dr James Kirkham from British Antarctic Survey, Professor Chris Stokes from […]
Artist Rowan Huntley and British Antarctic Survey Geochemist Dr Jo Johnson have been working together to translate polar science into art. Their exhibition at the Scott Polar Research Institute is Huntley’s creative response to […]
Science flights over the changing Amazon Rainforest
As the world descends on Brazil for COP30, a familiar figure has beaten the masses to it. Far from her usual icy runways, Ice Cold Katy, one of British Antarctic […]
The beautiful sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia has long been a wildlife haven, home to colonies of elephant seals, wandering albatross, gentoo, macaroni and king penguins. The Marine Protected Area […]
Geoengineering is the hot topic in climate science debate – drawing increasingly emotive and divisive responses, as investment in blue-sky engineering proposals grows and progress on decarbonisation stutters. Geoengineering is […]
Besides our busy schedules, here on Bird Island we try to whale watch at every available opportunity. The sheer cliffs on the North side of the island provide an excellent […]
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 […]
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 […]