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Recognised internationally for his research into the Earth’s past climate, Dr Mulvaney, has led British and collaborative deep-field missions to collect Antarctic ice cores from some of the most inaccessible […]
Antarctica Christmas Eve While most of us are enjoying the festive season with our friends and families, British Antarctic Survey science and support teams are enjoying the ultimate white Christmas […]
Since leaving home a few weeks ago the international science teams investigating Antarctica’s hidden world have been at the Australian Davis, US McMurdo and South Pole research stations preparing themselves […]
Listen to Dave Barnes and Katrin Linse talking to Richard Hollingham for NERC’s Planet Earth Online about the remarkable biodiversity around Antarctica’s South Orkney Islands. Related link Biodiversity Podcast on […]
The longest lava flows in the solar system formed mountain ranges across three continents, according to new geological research. Ferrar basalts Called the Ferrar basalts, the rocks formed by the […]
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP visited British Antarctic Survey on Friday 31 October on a fact-finding mission. In the week that new […]
In May 1985 in the journal Nature British Antarctic Survey scientists reported their discovery of an ‘ozone hole’ over Antarctica. The United Nations Environmental Programme proclaims 16 September the International […]
Calling all plumbers and electricians to work in Antarctica British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the world-leading scientific research centre, is seeking a plumber or electrician to work at its Bird Island […]
Scientists have gathered data from under and around the sea ice in Antarctica using sensors attached to southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Small sensors were attached to over 50 seals […]
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of two Non-Executive members who will join the BAS Board with immediate effect. Professor John Shepherd FRS John Shepherd is a Professorial […]
A special issue of the international journal Antarctic Science collates, for the first time, the diverse results obtained from the BIOPEARL research cruise (2006) within the Scotia Arc region of […]
A new study has found that parasites contribute to reduced breeding success of seabird populations in the North Sea because they reduce the ability of mothers to rear their sons. […]