Antarctic fossils show creatures wiped out by asteroid
A study of more than 6,000 marine fossils from the Antarctic shows that the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was sudden and just as deadly to life in the polar regions.
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Read more of: Antarctic fossils show creatures wiped out by asteroid
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FEATURED PAPER: Improved modelling of ice-ocean processes
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Improved modelling of ice-ocean processesPine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is currently one of the single biggest contributors to sea-level rise with an estimated volume loss of 1.2mm sea-level equivalent per decade. The loss […]
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UK’s £200m Polar Research Ship named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: UK’s £200m Polar Research Ship named in honour of Sir David AttenboroughUK’s £200m Polar Research Ship to be named after Sir David Attenborough, days before the broadcaster’s 90th birthday “Boaty McBoatface” to live on as the name of the ship’s high-tech […]
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Documentary follows BBC’s Peter Gibbs back to the ice
Read more of: Documentary follows BBC’s Peter Gibbs back to the iceBBC Horizon documentary ‘Ice Station Antarctica’ to be broadcast on Wednesday 4 May at 8pm, BBC2.
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British Antarctic Survey seeks construction partner
Read more of: British Antarctic Survey seeks construction partnerOpportunity to partner with BAS to deliver a construction programme to modernise UK Antarctic and other research facilities.
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NEWS STORY: Fighting for space on the seabed
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Fighting for space on the seabedNew research highlights differences between the tropics and the poles Rivalry between species is common the world over as animals fight for territory and resources such as food. But, according […]
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NEWS STORY: BAS in Swiss-led research programme
Read more of: NEWS STORY: BAS in Swiss-led research programmeBAS scientists to take part in Swiss-led Antarctic research cruise Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are to take part in a research cruise which will circumnavigate the continent of […]
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On the ice opportunity for PhD students and Early Career Researchers
Read more of: On the ice opportunity for PhD students and Early Career Researchers16 PhD students and Early Career Researchers have a unique opportunity to gain practical skills for working safely and effectively in the polar regions.
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NEWS STORY: Oxygen depletion in the upper waters of the Southern Ocean during glacial periods
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Oxygen depletion in the upper waters of the Southern Ocean during glacial periodsResearch published this week by an international team of scientists, including the British Antarctic Survey, provides new insights into how carbon dioxide changed in the oceans surrounding Antarctica during glacial […]
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NEWS STORY: Antarctica comes to NHM Tring
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Antarctica comes to NHM TringThe Natural History Museum at Tring’s new family exhibition Antarctica asks you to decide whether you could survive the hostile conditions faced by scientists living and working on this fragile […]
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NEWS STORY: Milestone for new Innovation Centre
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Milestone for new Innovation CentreBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff joined forces with building representatives from ISG, colleagues from neighbouring organisations and Cambridge University this week to mark an important milestone in the building of […]
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FEATURED PAPER: Circulation changes off West Antarctica
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Circulation changes off West AntarcticaThe Amundsen Sea Low (ASL) is a climatological low pressure system located over the southern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of West Antarctica. Atmospheric variability in this region is larger […]
