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1. Increasing ship traffic in Inuit Nunangat

   Researchers from British Antarctic Survey are heading to the Canadian Arctic this week to learn more about the impacts of increasing ship traffic in Inuit Nunangat. In recent years, climate […]

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2. New Antarctic extremes ‘virtually certain’ as world warms

   Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe, researchers say. With drastic action now needed to limit global […]

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3. The mystery of the missing Antarctic sea ice

   Winter sea ice in the Antarctic is at a historic low, and scientists are working to understand why an area of ice the size of Greenland is missing. Scientists from […]

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4. Next phase of trials underway on polar ship

   Further trials are underway on RRS Sir David Attenborough in preparation for its first Antarctic science cruise. Over the coming weeks, the crew and scientists on board will be carrying […]

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5. 60 years of Antarctic ice sheet data released

   In a significant milestone for Antarctic research, detailed and extensive information on ice thickness and bed topography is now available for the first time in a centralised and standardised format. […]

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6. Poet Laureate visits UK Arctic Research Station

   The UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage CBE has travelled to the UK Arctic Research Station, where he will create new works inspired by the visit. While hosted at the UK […]

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7. Partnership with Dutch researchers continues

   This month, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the Dutch Research Council NWO, on behalf of the Netherlands Polar Programme (NPP), accepted the renewal of the longstanding scientific cooperation agreement to […]

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8. DNA Detectives: New ways to spot Southern Ocean hitchhikers

   How do you spot an invader you can’t see in a harsh and unforgiving environment? A team of international scientists are looking for new methods to defend the frozen continent […]

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9. Threatened sea birds visit plastic pollution hot spots

   Plastic pollution accumulating in international waters poses a serious risk to marine life, including a number of threatened bird species. A huge team of scientists studied the global movements of […]

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10. Trial of lower carbon alternative fuel begins on RRS Sir David Attenborough

    British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for the first time on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, as an alternative to conventional diesel fuel, as part of […]

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11. Fish survival in the extreme cold

    An international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of 24 Antarctic fish species to investigate how they survive the extreme cold. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, […]

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12. Bird diet sampling helps uncover the lives of living fossils

    Researchers have discovered a flesh-eating fish is in major decline – by looking at the stomach content of some of the world’s largest bird, albatrosses. The Patagonian Lamprey, Geotria macrostoma, […]

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