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1. Albatrosses from space: wildlife detectives needed!

   British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and RSPB are recruiting albatross detectives to help to search for wandering albatrosses in satellite images taken from space. This is to help us learn more […]

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2. Polar ship begins science trials

   RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its second leg of science trials this week (22 August 2022). Britain’s new polar ship will depart Belfast today for its second leg of science […]

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3. Mysterious lives of sharks and rays revealed  

   Scientists have unlocked the mysteries of how shark and ray species move up and down the ocean water column, in efforts to better understand them and protect their future.    […]

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4. Arctic flights to shed light on sea ice and storms link

   Scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to better understand how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice. Arctic cyclones are the main type […]

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5. High levels of pollutants in Antarctic snow

   Scientists have recorded markedly increased levels of ‘fluorinated forever chemicals’ in Antarctic snow which are thought to have originated from the use of CFC-replacements.

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6. Success for krill survey in South Georgia

   The second of six winter krill surveys in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is underway. The first winter krill survey was completed successfully on board the South Georgia […]

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7. Study sheds light on penguin evolution

   Scientists have reconstructed more than 60 million years of evolutionary history to reveal how penguins became oceanic birds. An international team of 40 researchers analysed the genomes – the complete […]

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8. Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme – change in leadership 

   This month (July 2022) a formal change in the leadership of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP) takes place.    Elen Jones joins British Antarctic Survey as the new AIMP Programme Director […]

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9. Scientists begin work counting Arctic walrus

   Researchers are heading to the Arctic to begin fieldwork to study walrus populations for the next stage in the Walrus from Space project.

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10. Tropical storms trigger Antarctic ice melt

    New factors are contributing to record-high temperatures and ice melt over the eastern Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen C Ice Shelf.

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11. Experts predict future biodiversity threats

    A new study featuring contributions from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists has predicted the top emerging threats to ocean biodiversity over the coming decades.

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12. Young Scientist of the Year award

    British Antarctic Survey (BAS) data scientist, Tom Andersson has been awarded the World Meteorological Organisation Young Scientist of the Year Award 2022.

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