From tsunamis to sheathbills: celebrating 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: celebrating 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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Ocean currents shape fish survival in South Georgia’s fjords
Read more of: Ocean currents shape fish survival in South Georgia’s fjordsScientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia’s fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel icefish. The species is a key component of the island’s rich marine […]
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Thermal biology of Antarctic ectotherms
Read more of: Thermal biology of Antarctic ectothermsThis project studies how Antarctic aquatic ectotherms — animals whose body temperature depends on their environment — survive in freezing waters.
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New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemone
Read more of: New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemoneA new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusc, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists from British Antarctic Survey and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
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Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
Read more of: Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep oceanNew research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Sustained Monitoring of Whales at South Georgia
Read more of: Sustained Monitoring of Whales at South GeorgiaThis project is creating a long-term framework for monitoring whale numbers and behaviour.
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Sailbuoy Ahoy! Uncrewed surface vessel launched in South Georgia
Read more of: Sailbuoy Ahoy! Uncrewed surface vessel launched in South GeorgiaScientists studying krill in the sub-Antarctic have successfully completed a three-day mission using a Sailbuoy uncrewed surface vessel (USV). This mission marks the first Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approved deployment of a USV for science around South Georgia.
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Increased rainfall threatens UK sea urchins
Read more of: Increased rainfall threatens UK sea urchinsSea urchins exposed to diluted seawater for long periods show signs of physical deterioration, according to scientists from British Antarctic Survey, the University of Cambridge and the Scottish Association for Marine Science.
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Scientists count penguins on remote sub-Antarctic island
Read more of: Scientists count penguins on remote sub-Antarctic islandResearchers from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have carried out aerial surveys of the remote volcanic Zavodovski Island in the sub-Antarctic to count the largest penguin colony in the world.
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First Antarctic research mission on polar ship
Read more of: First Antarctic research mission on polar shipA team of international researchers set sail on the RRS Sir David Attenborough today (20 November) to answer some of the big questions about how Antarctic ecosystems and sea ice drive global ocean cycles of carbon and nutrients.
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The evolution and ecology of Antarctic sea floor communities
Read more of: The evolution and ecology of Antarctic sea floor communitiesAntarctic seafloor ecosystems are both unique and fragile. Studying their past and present gives us valuable insights into how climate change may reshape them.
