27 March 2026: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Welcome to the latest postcard from Rothera Research Station. Work is continuing at pace as the season heads towards its close. Here’s a look at what’s been happening on site through March.
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Scientists race to understand Greenland climate tipping point
Read more of: Scientists race to understand Greenland climate tipping pointAn international team of scientists is heading to Greenland this summer for a two-month expedition to discover how quickly the ice sheet’s rapidly melting glaciers are pushing the Atlantic Ocean towards a critical climate tipping point.
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6 March 2026: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 6 March 2026: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWork continues at pace at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica. More areas of the Discovery building, our new scientific support and operations facility, are now handed over to us as we remove some of the legacy buildings.
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Warm ocean water, not air temperature, drove massive Antarctic ice retreat after the last ice age
Read more of: Warm ocean water, not air temperature, drove massive Antarctic ice retreat after the last ice ageA new study concludes that warm ocean water was the primary driver of major West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat since the end of the last ice age 18,000 years ago.
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Accidental discovery reveals grim future for emperor penguins
Read more of: Accidental discovery reveals grim future for emperor penguinsScientists studying satellite images of Antarctica have stumbled upon a discovery that sheds new light on emperor penguins – and reveals a troubling threat to their survival.
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Scientists reveal our best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica
Read more of: Scientists reveal our best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming AntarcticaA team of international scientists, including from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has modelled the best- and worst-case scenarios for the Antarctic Peninsula as the Earth’s climate warms.
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Major earthquakes don’t run to timetable, 6,000-year study reveals
Read more of: Major earthquakes don’t run to timetable, 6,000-year study revealsA new study published in Science Advances has overturned a common assumption about earthquake prediction: that major earthquakes follow predictable cycles, and that regions can be ‘overdue’ for the next big one.
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Update from Thwaites Glacier: when science doesn’t go your way
Read more of: Update from Thwaites Glacier: when science doesn’t go your wayResearchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and South Korea (KOPRI) have concluded a highly ambitious field operation at Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica.
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Postcard from Rothera Research Station: January 2026
Read more of: Postcard from Rothera Research Station: January 2026Welcome to a bumper edition of our postcard update! Rothera Research Station has been a hive of activity since our last postcard with science and operations underway, VIP and […]
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Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacier
Read more of: Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacierA team of researchers from the UK and Korea has reached the most inaccessible and least-understood part of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica where they will drill through the glacier to directly observe how warm ocean water is melting it from below.
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Escape the January blues – applications open for jobs in Antarctica
Read more of: Escape the January blues – applications open for jobs in AntarcticaThis year, escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica.
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Making waves: researchers set out to uncover secrets of Antarctica’s underwater tsunamis
Read more of: Making waves: researchers set out to uncover secrets of Antarctica’s underwater tsunamisAn international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is setting out to discover how glacier calving around Antarctica can trigger powerful underwater tsunamis.
