The Latest Breaking News from British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey says nutrients from the grounding and melting of the megaberg known as ‘A23a’ may boost food for penguins and seals.

British Antarctic Survey is looking for people to work at its research stations in Antarctica in a range of roles

Colony of about 500 birds seen in remote region where they face existential threat due to global heating

There are no official residents on South Georgia where James Sinclair, 27, lives for six-month stints in which he runs the post office, officiates weddings and monitors the fishing waters

The research is said to be important for furthering our knowledge of the continent.

Britain’s polar research ship is preparing for its second voyage to Antarctica to investigate sea level rises and threats to marine biodiversity

New research out of the British Antarctic Survey found thousands of underground channels left by ice age glacial melt. The findings could improve the accuracy of modern-day models of sea level rise.

A federal report that, in the words of its key finding, “sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking are problems in the U.S. Antarctic Program community” – and that efforts “dedicated to prevention [are] nearly absent” – drew attention around the world. But as a historian of Antarctic science, I did…

Seagrown, the UK’s largest seaweed farm, is one of the projects driving the region’s plan to tackle the climate crisis