South Georgia fieldwork II, Jan 2025 – April 2025
This season, a smaller team of researchers went back at King Edward Point, doing small boat surveys and looking for humpback whales to get UAV images of body condition, track […]
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Read more of: South Georgia fieldwork II, Jan 2025 – April 2025
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Antarctic Digital Database – December 2024 update
Read more of: Antarctic Digital Database – December 2024 updateContinuous mapping of Antarctica reveals new topographic features In November, we released version 7.10 of the SCAR ADD which included updated coastlines for the Alexander Island region, and new lakes, […]
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Precipitation at the Third Pole: the race to understand Himalayan rainfall
Read more of: Precipitation at the Third Pole: the race to understand Himalayan rainfallWater is one of the pillars of humanity’s survival – and yet there’s still much to explain about the processes that bring water to some of the world’s largest populations.
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7 things you didn’t know about poo in Antarctica
Read more of: 7 things you didn’t know about poo in AntarcticaPoo isn’t usually what first comes to mind when thinking of Antarctica, we tend to imagine the frozen landscape, vast expanses of white, ice sheets, and penguins. Yet, poo is […]
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Project Update: Bird Island- a year round cetacean observatory
Read more of: Project Update: Bird Island- a year round cetacean observatoryGeorge Day has recently spent two years working as a zoological field assistant (ZFA) on Bird Island (BI). When he was not busy with other duties, he spent many hours […]
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Supporting mental wellbeing at BAS
Read more of: Supporting mental wellbeing at BASThe British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is committed to a supportive culture where mental wellbeing is as important as physical safety. In this blog Health and Wellbeing Manager, Gemma Douglas, explains […]
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My summer of science: internships at British Antarctic Survey
Read more of: My summer of science: internships at British Antarctic SurveyThis summer British Antarctic Survey (BAS) hosted two paid internships through the 10,000 Black Interns scheme. We are committed to creating a workplace that is fair and inclusive and where […]
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Hormone analysis, August 2024
Read more of: Hormone analysis, August 2024BAS PhD student Henry Slesser visited Dr Joanna Kershaw at her laboratory in Aberdeen University (she has since moved to the University of St Andrews). Jo has now analysed the […]
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Can glaciers feed the ocean?
Read more of: Can glaciers feed the ocean?You might imagine glaciers as vast, cold, and lifeless rivers of ice, but they’re far more dynamic and alive than we once thought.
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Eliot’s reflections on working at Rothera Research Station
Read more of: Eliot’s reflections on working at Rothera Research StationFor some people, working in Antarctica is a lifelong dream. For others, like Eliot Perez, Assistant Project Manager for the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme, that dream became a reality nine […]
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Cabo Frio fieldwork, June-July 2024
Read more of: Cabo Frio fieldwork, June-July 2024The third leg of the fieldwork took place offshore of Cabo Frio, Brazil from 4th June to 7th July 2024, recording the body condition of humpback whales at the start […]
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BLOG: Looking into the world’s most studied ice shelf
Read more of: BLOG: Looking into the world’s most studied ice shelfUnderstanding what is going on inside an ice shelf is important for many reasons. But mostly, it allows us to better understand their contribution to sea level rise, and to […]
