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1. Lanternfish reveal how ocean warming impacts the twilight zone

   A new study from the British Antarctic Survey shows how lanternfish, small bioluminescent fish, are likely to respond to the warming of the Southern Ocean. Lanternfish are one of the […]

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2. Expedition to ‘health-check’ Southern Right Whales

   An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia this month (January) to carry out the first scientific whale survey […]

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3. New Year Honours for British Antarctic Survey scientist

   Our congratulations go to Dr Phil Trathan who has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Southern Ocean science and conservation. Dr […]

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4. Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths

   A new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]

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5. New map reveals landscape beneath Greenland’s ice sheet

   A new map of what lies beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet is published this week (Thursday 14 December 2017). By providing scientists with the most comprehensive, high resolution and accurate […]

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6. Honorary appointment for BAS Director

   Professor Dame Jane Francis is appointed Chancellor at University of Leeds

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7. Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away

   A thinning of small areas of floating ice at Antarctica’s coast can accelerate the movement of ice grounded on rocks hundreds of kilometres away, a new study involving scientists from […]

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8. New satellite imagery reveals new highest Antarctic Peninsula Mountain

   Cartographers surveying Antarctica have discovered Mt Hope is the tallest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) at 3,239 m (10,654 ft) above sea level. Until now, maps showed Mt […]

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9. British Antarctic Survey Staff Appointed to Parliamentary Advisory Boards

   British Antarctic Survey (BAS) oceanographer and mathematician Dr Emily Shuckburgh has been appointed member of the Advisory Board to the All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group (APPCCG). And civil engineer and […]

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10. Season’s greetings!

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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11. Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme – Applications invited

    Applications are invited for the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) for Antarctic fieldwork in the 2018/19 field season. The closing date is 5th March 2018. CASS provides opportunities for UK-based […]

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12. Giant West Antarctic iceberg disintegrates

    An animation of the giant iceberg that calved off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica just over two months ago shows an unexpected break up. Satellite images revealed a […]

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