Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
New science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica’s most worrying glacier
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Read more of: Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
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Antarctica’s sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supply
Read more of: Antarctica’s sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supplyAntarctica’s rapidly receding sea ice could have a negative impact on the food supply of seabirds that breed hundreds of miles away from the continent.
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Get your Ticket to Antarctica!
Read more of: Get your Ticket to Antarctica!Your name will go on a journey to the frozen wilderness!
New project seeks to inspire, educate and entertain the public about Antarctica.
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Mysterious patterns revealed on ice shelf bottom
Read more of: Mysterious patterns revealed on ice shelf bottomAn international research team deployed the uncrewed submersible ‘Ran’ underneath 350 m thick ice. They got back the very first detailed maps covering extensive areas of the underside of a glacier, revealing clues to future sea level rise.
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Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheries
Read more of: Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheriesSeabirds are among the most threatened creatures globally, often due to incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries.
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Mega-iceberg melt affects important marine ecosystem
Read more of: Mega-iceberg melt affects important marine ecosystemScientists have for the first time taken in-situ ocean measurements during the collapse of a giant iceberg in the sub-Antarctic
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Modernisation milestones achieved in Antarctica
Read more of: Modernisation milestones achieved in AntarcticaConstruction teams have completed significant stages of the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme and joined the over-wintering staff for the first time as the 2023/24 summer season ended.
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The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
Read more of: The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsFor the first time, researchers, including from British Antarctic Survey, have combined unique geological samples with sophisticated modelling to provide surprising insights into when and where today’s East and West Antarctic ice sheets formed.
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New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
Read more of: New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheetWarm water that seeps underneath can melt ice in way not yet included in models
A new and worrying way that large ice sheets can melt has been characterised by scientists for the first time. The research focuses on how relatively warm seawater can lap at the underside of ground-based ice, which can accelerate the movement of the ice into the ocean.
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Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica 2024
Read more of: Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica 2024Today (21 June) marks the longest night in Antarctica and a very special Midwinter’s Day with 47 people or ‘winterers’ living and working at British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) three winter stations: Rothera on the Antarctic peninsula, and King Edward Point and Bird Island on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
Read more of: Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new icebergNew iceberg, the size of the Isle of Wight, is expected to be called A-83
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Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
Read more of: Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate changeScientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 were extremely unlikely to happen without the influence of climate change.
