Each year, on 21 June, personnel at BAS stations – Rothera, Bird Island, and South Georgia – join colleagues at other ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge. The new opinion article, "Is Antarctica Greening?" ...

While the UK enjoys its longest day of sunlight on Saturday, British scientists at the South Pole experience 24 hours of ...

A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of ...

As the United Kingdom marks the height of summer, British researchers stationed in Antarctica observe the winter solstice, plunged into complete darkness lasting 24 hours, promptin ...

The BBC World Service’s midwinter broadcast is part of a day of celebrations for personnel at British Antarctic Survey stations at Rothera, Bird Island, and South Georgia, who join colleagues at ...

Populations of Antarctic seals have halved over 50 years amid a warming climate and shrinking sea ice, a new study has shown.

“The scientific research that the British Antarctic Survey undertakes, alongside teams from across the world, is today more vital than ever, telling us stories of the past, the present and ...

King Charles is the first monarch to take part in the annual BBC broadcast, which sends a morale-raising message to ...