From tsunamis to sheathbills: British Antarctic Survey celebrates a successful season South
As the 2025/26 Antarctic science season comes to an end, we look back at our highlights and achievements.
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Read more of: From tsunamis to sheathbills: British Antarctic Survey celebrates a successful season South
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Not all icebergs are equal – and that matters for the climate, new study finds
Read more of: Not all icebergs are equal – and that matters for the climate, new study findsScientists studying world’s largest and most famous icebergs find surprising differences in how they affect ocean life.
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Update from Thwaites Glacier: when science doesn’t go your way
Read more of: Update from Thwaites Glacier: when science doesn’t go your wayResearchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and South Korea (KOPRI) have concluded a highly ambitious field operation at Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica.
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Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacier
Read more of: Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacierA team of researchers from the UK and Korea has reached the most inaccessible and least-understood part of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica where they will drill through the glacier to directly observe how warm ocean water is melting it from below.
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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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Antarctica’s oldest ice heading to Europe
Read more of: Antarctica’s oldest ice heading to EuropeThe oldest ice ever extracted from Antarctica is on its way to Europe, marking a major milestone in climate science.
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World’s largest iceberg grounds near sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia
Read more of: World’s largest iceberg grounds near sub-Antarctic Island of South GeorgiaThe world’s largest and oldest iceberg A23a has finally come to a standstill as it appears to have run aground near the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia.
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Understanding Greenland’s changing ice
Read more of: Understanding Greenland’s changing iceGIANT is a pioneering science project that will test the potential for early warning of a critical climate tipping point.
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Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years old
Read more of: Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years oldThe Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has successfully drilled a 2800-metre-long ice core consisting of ice which is over 1.2 million years old.
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Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamics
Read more of: Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamicsOver 30 researchers from international institutes are working on ice core drilling campaigns in Antarctica to probe the ice sheet’s behaviour, carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean, and the Earth’s climate history.
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Polar Ocean Mixing by Internal Tsunamis
Read more of: Polar Ocean Mixing by Internal TsunamisPOLOMINTS investigates how glacier calving triggers internal tsunamis, reshaping polar ocean mixing and influencing climate, ecosystems, and carbon cycling.
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Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Read more of: Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites GlacierNew science briefing summarises results of the ambitious international collaboration to study Antarctica’s most worrying glacier
