17 September 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
The British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) wintering team continues to make progress on our new science and operations facility, the Discovery Building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
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New exhibition blends art and Antarctica
Read more of: New exhibition blends art and AntarcticaThe Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, has opened its new exhibition, Through Ice & Fire.
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Review suggests polar geoengineering ideas could do more harm than good
Read more of: Review suggests polar geoengineering ideas could do more harm than goodWell-publicised geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching net zero by 2050. This is according to a new assessment, published in the journal Frontiers in Science today (9 September 2025).
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Remains of British researcher lost in 1959 recovered from Antarctic glacier
Read more of: Remains of British researcher lost in 1959 recovered from Antarctic glacierThe remains of an Antarctic researcher have been discovered by a Polish team among rocks exposed by a receding glacier in Antarctica.
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New maps published of Alexander Island, Antarctica
Read more of: New maps published of Alexander Island, AntarcticaThe Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) at the British Antarctic Survey have produced new maps of the topography (physical features) and geology of Alexander Island in Antarctica.
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31 July 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 31 July 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWith the end of the 2024/25 Antarctic construction season, the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) wintering team settles in at Rothera Research Station.
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Ancient river landscapes discovered beneath East Antarctica
Read more of: Ancient river landscapes discovered beneath East AntarcticaA team of scientists, including those from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have uncovered the hidden remains of a vast ancient coastal plain beneath East Antarctica—an important discovery that could refine forecasts of future global sea level rise.
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Tiny ocean heroes play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage
Read more of: Tiny ocean heroes play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storageA new study in collaboration with BAS scientists reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes significantly to carbon storage in the Southern Ocean – a process currently overlooked in climate models.
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British Antarctic Survey attends Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey attends Antarctic Treaty Consultative MeetingA team from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is attending this year’s Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), a diplomatic forum to discuss the governance and environmental protection of Antarctica.
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Study challenges recent claims about rapid Antarctic “greening”
Read more of: Study challenges recent claims about rapid Antarctic “greening”A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic “greening” in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge.
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Climate change supercharges atmospheric rivers over Antarctica
Read more of: Climate change supercharges atmospheric rivers over AntarcticaAntarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events – such as atmospheric rivers – by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise.
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Celebrating a successful Antarctic science season
Read more of: Celebrating a successful Antarctic science seasonBritish Antarctic Survey scientists and support staff are coming to the end of another successful Antarctic science season. Teams are now preparing for the transition to winter operations as the austral autumn brings longer nights and challenging conditions to the continent.
