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1. RRS James Clark Ross on route to Antarctica

   UPDATE 15/12/2020: Opening Signy Research Station RRS James Clark Ross arrived at Signy Island on 15 December. Signy Island is one of the remote South Orkney Islands, which lie more […]

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2. Southern Hemisphere westerly winds likely to intensify as climate warms

   Polar climate scientists have created the most high resolution past record of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds.  The results, published this week (9 December) in the journal Communications Earth and […]

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3. Season’s greetings!

   Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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4. Polar scientists and staff awarded place names in Antarctica

   The Government of the British Antarctic Territory today (Thursday 3 December) announces 28 new place names in the Territory

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5. British Antarctic Survey takes delivery of RRS Sir David Attenborough

   Britain’s new polar ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been handed over from Cammell Laird shipyard to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), […]

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6. Celebrating Antarctica Day 2020

   British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrates Antarctica Day in 2020 with a series of activities to highlight the importance of Antarctic research and operations during a year that marked the 200th […]

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7. Krill provide a highway for ocean carbon storage

   Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. Scientists knew that the carbon-rich […]

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8. Do your PhD with British Antarctic Survey in 2021

   Applications for PhD projects with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are now open for October 2021 admission. There are currently over 100 PhD students associated with BAS, working on a huge variety […]

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9. Blue whales return to South Georgia after near extinction

   An international research team led by UK scientists has revealed the return of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, 50 years after whaling all […]

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10. The first Polar Pride

    Today (18 November) marks the first Polar Pride – a celebration of the contribution of LGBTQ+ people in the overseas territories including British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia & the […]

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11. Climate extremes drive changes in Antarctic Bottom Water

    British Antarctic Survey contributes to new international study that finds a surprising increase in the amount of dense water sinking near Antarctica, following 50 years of decline. Dense water formed […]

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12. RRS Sir David Attenborough heads for open sea

    The new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough begins technical trials

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