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British Antarctic Survey Innovation Director Receives Honorary MBE

Dr Beatrix (Bea) Schlarb-Ridley, Director of Innovation and Impact at the British Antarctic Survey, has been awarded an Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services …

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A new Antarctic season begins for 2025/26

RRS Sir David Attenborough departs from Plymouth on 17 October to begin five-week voyage to Antarctica, marking the start of the new Antarctic field season. Cambridge, UK – British Antarctic …

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Giving whaling the hump: a story of whale recovery in South Georgia

The beautiful sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia has long been a wildlife haven, home to colonies of elephant seals, wandering albatross, gentoo, macaroni and king penguins. The Marine Protected Area …

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Take off marks launch of Ticket to Antarctica

The fleet of British Antarctic Survey aircraft have taken off on their annual ‘ferry flights’ from Canada, in preparation for a new season of science in Antarctica. The BAS fleet …

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A historic moment: over 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history captured from an Antarctic ice core

Ancient ice from Antarctica, extracted as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, captures a unique climate record spanning at least the past 1.2 million years. The team …

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BAS Carbon Footprint Report 2024/2025: Our journey to net zero

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Transparency is central to our approach – we do not purchase carbon offsets. Instead, we prioritise …

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Why is everyone talking about geoengineering? | Beyond the Ice

Geoengineering is the hot topic in climate science debate – drawing increasingly emotive and divisive responses, as investment in blue-sky engineering proposals grows and progress on decarbonisation stutters. Geoengineering is …

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Iceworld Podcast

Out now, Training for Antarctica – secrets of the pre-deployment programme, with Michaela Boak. So, you’re going to Antarctica. But what skills and training do you need to live and …

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