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1. FEATURED PAPER: Improving climate predictions

   The Earth’s climate was warmer than today by at least 1°C during the Last Interglacial (between 129,000 and 116,000 years ago). Thus, the Last Interglacial represents an invaluable case study […]

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2. NEWS STORY: Sea-level rise from Antarctic collapse

   Sea-level rise from Antarctic collapse may be slower than suggested A new study by scientists in the UK and France has found that Antarctic ice sheet collapse will have serious […]

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3. NEWS STORY: Changes in seabed communities

   A new study by an international team of scientists, including from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has analysed the effects on seabed communities of glacial retreat. Writing in Science Advances this […]

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4. NEWS STORY: Rothera participates in Live Earth 2015

   British Antarctic Survey participates in Live Earth 2015 Rothera Research Station band ‘The Skadoos’ has written and performed a song called ‘Holding up the World’ which will be premiered online […]

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5. PRESS RELEASE: West Antarctica snow accumulation

   West Antarctic coastal snow accumulation rose 30 percent during 20th century Annual snow accumulation on West Antarctica’s coastal ice sheet increased dramatically during the 20th century, according to a new […]

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6. NEWS STORY: Tender opportunity for drone

   Tender opportunity for drone to be used in the Polar Regions British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is tendering for the delivery of a long range Unmanned Air System (UAS) for use […]

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7. FEATURED PAPER: Improving air quality models

   Recent research in polar and non-polar regions showed that sun-lit snow packs are important chemical reactors and reservoirs, which strongly influence air quality of the lower atmosphere and likely also […]

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8. NEWS STORY: New polar ship bidder selected

   Government announces preferred bidder to build new polar ship Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson announced today that the preferred bidder to build a new polar research […]

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9. NEWS STORY: Assessing seabird communities

   Antarctic seabird community structure remains unaffected by changes in food availability A new study of sub-Antarctic seabirds shows that their community structure (how they co-exist and share resources) is unaffected […]

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10. NEWS STORY: New Centre for Doctoral Training

    NERC funds PhD training in robotics and autonomous systems

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11. FEATURED PAPER: New geological history for Antarctic Peninsula

    This paper revised the geological history of the Antarctic Peninsula to show how it developed over the last 500 million years, and used this history to tell us about the […]

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12. PRESS RELEASE: Fungal diversity in Antarctic soils

    Warmer temperatures stimulate diversity of soil fungi Remote and covered by ice for much of the year the Antarctic Peninsula is home to hidden and dynamic communities of microbes that […]

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