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1. Discovery of high geothermal heat at South Pole

   Scientists have discovered an area near the South Pole where the base of the Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting unexpectedly quickly. Using radar to look through three km of ice, […]

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2. Ice sheets growing from the base

   Fresh water freezing onto the bottom of the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets leads to the formation of spectacular plume-shaped features, according to new research published today (7th November) in […]

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3. Prestigious award for BAS early career scientist

   Congratulations to Dr Emilie Capron who has been awarded the prestigious Early Career Scientist Award of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). Dr Capron is a palaeoclimatologist at British […]

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4. Enhanced views of Earth tectonics

   Unveiling key geological features of the Earth’s lithosphere

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5. Eyes on ice – medical research from Antarctica

   Medical research in Antarctica

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6. Watching whales from space

   Scientists have used detailed high-resolution satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies’ DigitalGlobe, to detect, count and describe four different species of whales. Reported this week in the journal Marine Mammal […]

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7. New Antarctic field season begins

   Science and support teams from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are gearing up for the start of the Antarctic summer field season. A major focus for the season is the West […]

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8. Scientists join policy makers to discuss conservation

   BAS marine researchers join nearly 300 international delegates at the annual meeting of the Convention on the Conservation or Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) beginning in Hobart today. For the […]

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9. Funding success for British Antarctic Survey

   New funding stream for sustainable observation and unique BAS British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientific capabilities

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10. Measuring glaciers in the Himalayan mountains

    Technology pioneered in Antarctica could soon be providing much-needed data on the amount of ice in the glaciers of High Mountain Asia thanks to an ingenious helicopter-mounted, low-frequency radar developed […]

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11. Study of penguin colonies at Antarctic island shows decline

    Results from a 21-year study into the breeding success of gentoo penguins at a well-known tourist site in Antarctica, reveal a 25% reduction in breeding pairs and a decrease of […]

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12. Endangered native oyster helped by invasive species

    The presence of invasive oysters can support an endangered native oyster species in certain situations, a team led by a British Antarctic Survey scientist has found. The result was a […]

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