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1. Hot topics, cool science: new Antarctic field season underway

   The  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 2007/08 field season is underway.  The start of the season is marked by the arrival of dozens of scientists – together with tonnes of equipment […]

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2. BAS wins PR award

   British Antarctic Survey has won a prestigious PR industry award for its use of broadcast media as part of its communications activities. At the CorpComms Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel […]

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3. New ‘High-Def’ view of Antarctica

   A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) unveiled today (27 Nov 07) the most geographically accurate, […]

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4. Flood Warning? The Global Impact of Melting Ice Sheets

   BAS glaciologist David Vaughan will give this year’s prestigious annual science lecture at the Natural History Museum on 27 November. Professor Vaughan’s talk ‘Flood Warning? The Global Impact of Melting […]

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5. BAS praised for work on Southern Ocean

   A report by the Science and Technology Select Committee published in October praised British Antarctic Survey’s research in the Southern Ocean and quoted it as ‘truly impressive’. The report Investigating […]

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6. BAS hosts launch of Climate Change Charter

   Over 60 leaders from schools, businesses, churches, community groups and universities in Cambridge came together today (25 October) at the British Antarctic Survey to launch the Cambridge Climate Change Charter. […]

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7. Animal behaviour study overturned

   An international team of scientists has overturned an ecological study on how some animals search for food. Previously it was believed that wandering albatrosses and other species forage using a […]

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8. Unexpected growth in atmospheric CO

   A team of scientists has found that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) growth has increased 35 percent faster than expected since 2000. The findings are published this week in the journal […]

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9. Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier

   Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists have spotted a huge iceberg, which has broken off from Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica. The iceberg, […]

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10. Antarctic plants and animal life survived ice ages

    Springtails, mites, worms and plant life could help solve the mystery of Antarctica’s glacial history according to new research published in the journal Science this week. Scientists from British Antarctic […]

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11. New technology reveals seal behaviour

      New technology has allowed an international team including UK scientists from University of St Andrews and British Antarctic Survey to witness for the first time the behaviour of the […]

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12. International meeting on Complexity Science

    International meeting on Complexity Science ‘Natural Complexity: Data and Theory in Dialogue’ Over 60 leading scientists from around the world will meet in Cambridge (UK) next week to discuss how […]

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