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Whether it’s bubbles of ancient air, microscopic creatures, or the rumble of an impending ice quake – there’s more hidden in Antarctica’s vast polar desert than meets the eye. Ice […]
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 […]
Continuous 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, […]
Water 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.
Poo 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 […]
George 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 […]
The 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 […]
This 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 […]
BAS 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 […]
You might imagine glaciers as vast, cold, and lifeless rivers of ice, but they’re far more dynamic and alive than we once thought.
For 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 […]
The 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 […]
