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1. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

   British Antarctic Survey Director Professor Dame Jane Francis today paid tribute to the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Professor Francis said: “We are deeply saddened by the death […]

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2. New kit enables study of microplastics in the ocean

   New equipment designed by British Antarctic Survey is helping scientists to study the impact of microplastics in the ocean. The Ocean Plastic Incubator Chamber (OPIC) exposes various types of plastics […]

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3. Seafloor images explain Thwaites Glacier retreat

   New high resolution images of the the seafloor in West Antarctica show past retreat of Thwaites Glacier. They reveal that at times in its past, retreat of the massive Thwaites […]

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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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