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1. British Antarctic Survey staff awarded the Polar Medal

   The Polar Medal has been awarded to three members of staff almost 100 years after the great British explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his men reached the South Pole. […]

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2. ‘Lost world’ discovered around Antarctic vents

   Communities of species previously unknown to science have been discovered on the seafloor near Antarctica, clustered in the hot, dark environment surrounding hydrothermal vents. The discoveries, made by teams led […]

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3. PRESS RELEASE: Critical food supply level

   New research shows how much food is needed by seabirds An international group of scientists has shown that many seabirds begin to suffer when the food available for them in […]

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4. Christmas Campers

   As you get stuck into your turkey on Christmas Day, spare a thought for scientists working in Antarctica for British Antarctic Survey, where Christmas is just another working day. Around […]

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5. South Pole Conquered 100 Years Ago Today

   One century ago today, on 14th December 1911, Norwegian Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the geographical South Pole. He led a party of five men, with four […]

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6. New map reveals what lies beneath the frozen continent

   Scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have produced the most detailed map of underneath Antarctica — its rock bed. BEDMAP is a close-up view of the landscape beneath the Antarctic […]

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7. PRESS RELEASE: Study of largest glacier

   Scientist on BBC Frozen Planet investigates how world’s largest glacier is contributing to sea-level rise A team of scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is to survey the largest glacier […]

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8. Antarctica Day – 1st December

   Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all […]

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9. New Ice Patrol ship HMS Protector heads for the frozen south

   The Royal Navy’s new ice patrol ship, HMS Protector, left Portsmouth earlier this week (Monday 28 November) for an eight-month deployment surveying and patrolling the seas around Antarctica. The 5,000 […]

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10. Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s last expedition

    One hundred years ago, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team set off for the South Pole as part of the Terra Nova Expedition. This was a scientific mission to […]

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11. Antarctic field season kicks off for Centennial Year

    On the eve of the centenary of Sir Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) 20011/12 field season is underway. The start of the season […]

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12. British Antarctic Survey licenses bird tracker technology to Biotrack

    The rights to produce and market innovative bird-tracking devices developed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been granted to UK company Biotrack as part of a technology transfer agreement. The […]

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