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1. The first dive of Boaty McBoatface

   The unmanned submersible Boaty McBoatface was deployed in the Antarctic for the first time.

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2. Poor outlook for Antarctic biodiversity

   An international study involving scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has debunked the popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental shape than the […]

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3. FEATURED PAPER: Winds and sea ice

   It is thought that wind changes over the Southern Ocean may have been critical in driving changes in CO2 between cold ice-world and warm-world climates. Because of inconsistencies between the […]

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4. Ice cap once covered sub-antarctic island of South Georgia

   A new study reveals the sub-antarctic island of South Georgia – famous for its wildlife – was covered by a massive ice cap during the last ice age. The results […]

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5. Boaty McBoatface sub prepares for first Antarctic mission

   Boaty McBoatface is joining ocean scientists from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on an expedition to study some of the deepest and coldest abyssal ocean waters […]

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6. Raising Horizons: Portraits of women in science

   BAS Director features in photographic portraits of women in science

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7. Signy Island is hottest place in the Antarctic

   A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) committee of experts announces this week (Wed 1 March) new records for the highest temperatures recorded in the Antarctic Region. The results are part of […]

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8. New footage shows crack in Larsen C Ice Shelf

   British Antarctic Survey (BAS) recently captured this video footage of a huge crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, on the Antarctic Peninsula. Currently a huge iceberg, roughly the size […]

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9. Local weather plays part in retreat of glacier

   Local weather plays an important part in the retreat of the ice shelves in West Antarctica, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications today (Friday 17 February). […]

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10. Antarctic sea ice extent lowest on record

    This year the extent of summer sea ice in the Antarctic is the lowest on record. The Antarctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically towards end of February […]

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11. New study reveals what penguins eat

    The longest and most comprehensive study to date of what penguins eat is published this month. The study, published in the journal Marine Biology, examines the diets of gentoo penguins […]

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12. New study on how shellfish create their shells

    A new study describing how shellfish create their shells in response to their environment is published today (Wednesday 8 February) in the journal Royal Society Open Science. The shells of […]

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