31 July 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
With the end of the 2024/25 Antarctic construction season, the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) wintering team settles in at Rothera Research Station.
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New research links ocean tides to when icebergs in Antarctica break off
Read more of: New research links ocean tides to when icebergs in Antarctica break offA new study has revealed that ocean tides can directly influence when massive Antarctic icebergs break off from the ice shelves surrounding the continent, a process known as calving. The research marks a major step toward accurately forecasting ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet and improving projections of global sea level rise.
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New study improves climate predictions in Asia’s mountain regions
Read more of: New study improves climate predictions in Asia’s mountain regionsScientists from British Antarctic Survey have contributed to research that significantly improves predictions of future precipitation – rainfall and snowfall – in High Mountain Asia, a region that provides water to 1.9 billion people.
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Antarctica’s oldest ice arrives for climate analysis
Read more of: Antarctica’s oldest ice arrives for climate analysisA consignment of ancient ice from Antarctica, extracted as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, arrived at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in Cambridge for detailed analysis this month.
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The Antarctic Treaty and the role of National Antarctic Programmes
Read more of: The Antarctic Treaty and the role of National Antarctic ProgrammesHow do you measure success when assessing one of the most remarkable examples of international collaboration and diplomacy ever?
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Ancient river landscapes discovered beneath East Antarctica
Read more of: Ancient river landscapes discovered beneath East AntarcticaA team of scientists, including those from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have uncovered the hidden remains of a vast ancient coastal plain beneath East Antarctica—an important discovery that could refine forecasts of future global sea level rise.
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Tiny ocean heroes play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage
Read more of: Tiny ocean heroes play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storageA new study in collaboration with BAS scientists reveals for the first time that zooplankton migration contributes significantly to carbon storage in the Southern Ocean – a process currently overlooked in climate models.
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British Antarctic Survey attends Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey attends Antarctic Treaty Consultative MeetingA team from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is attending this year’s Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), a diplomatic forum to discuss the governance and environmental protection of Antarctica.
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Study challenges recent claims about rapid Antarctic “greening”
Read more of: Study challenges recent claims about rapid Antarctic “greening”A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic “greening” in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge.
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A first for RRS Sir David Attenborough: science in the dark
Read more of: A first for RRS Sir David Attenborough: science in the darkProfessor Mike Meredith is an oceanographer at British Antarctic Survey. He concludes a first of its kind science cruise on the RRS Sir David Attenborough conducting research in the polar winter.
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End of season milestone: Discovery Building lights the way forward
Read more of: End of season milestone: Discovery Building lights the way forwardAs the 2024/25 Antarctic construction season comes to a close, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) marks a crucial milestone in the modernisation of Rothera Research Station, as the Discovery Building comes into operational use.
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Happy Midwinter’s Day
Read more of: Happy Midwinter’s DayThe 21st of June marks the shortest day of the year in Antarctica and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will be celebrating the tradition of Midwinter’s Day.