British Antarctic Survey
Lost Ice Age Landscapes Buried Under the Seafloor Have Been Mapped by Scientists
Ancient meltwater channels entombed under the North Sea could help scientists understand modern climate change.
Unstable Ice Causes ‘Catastrophic Breeding Failure’ for Penguins
Climate change may be contributing to the penguin population crash at Halley Bay which is “unprecedented in the historical record.”
A Giant Iceberg the Size of Delaware Is About to Break Away From Antarctica
Ice shelves are floating buttresses to glaciers on the mainland.
New Map Shows Only a Tiny Sliver of Antarctica Is Ice-Free—For Now
Climate scientists distinguish rock from clouds, snow, and ice in satellite images to bring a more precise measurement of Antarctica’s rocky outcrop.
Britain Needs to Move Its Antarctic Base Because the Ice Shelf Is Cracking
The British Antarctic Survey’s research base risks being cut off on an iceberg if it doesn’t move.
A 10,000-Year-Old Ice Shelf in Antarctica Is Disintegrating
Scientists at NASA say the massive Larsen B Ice Shelf could completely disappear by the end of the decade, while British researchers say its even larger neighbor, Larsen C, is melting at an alarming rate.
A Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf Is Thinning From Two Sides and Now We Know Why
For the past decade, scientists have debated whether a massive Antarctic ice shelf is thinning from warmer air above or warmer oceans below.
This Antarctic Base Is More Remote Than the International Space Station
Researchers are braving the Antarctic winter to simulate what it'll be like to travel to other planets.
Winters in Antarctica Are Not for the Faint of Heart
From April to August, life in Antarctica is isolated, brutally cold, and physically taxing—but some return year after year for the thrill of living there.
Christmas in Antarctica
The work doesn't stop, but there's time for turkey, Christmas trees, and maybe some presents—if your family was organised enough to send them in September.