Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation team
Understanding the present
Science teams
We approach the big questions in polar science by working in interdisciplinary teams from within our organisation and also in partnership with leading universities and research organisations from the UK and around the world. Find out more about our teams, their research projects and collaborations.
Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team
Predicting the future
Space Weather and Atmosphere team
Exploring the unknown, predicting the future
Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate team
Unlocking the past, predicting the future
Geology and Geophysics team
Exploring the unknown
Ecosystems team
Understanding the present, predicting the future
Palaeo Environments, Ice Sheets and Climate Change team
Understanding past change in ice sheets, oceans and global climate
Polar Oceans team
Understanding the present, exploring the unknown
Research Development and Support team
Providing an integrated support service to science
Latest publications
- Antarctic tipping points
- Winter warming in Antarctica
- Antarctica and climate change
- The Ozone Hole
- Antarctica’s hidden lakes
- Penguins and climate change
- Krill fishing and conservation in the Southern Ocean
- Marine Protected Areas
- Sea ice at both poles
- Larsen C Ice Shelf
- Sea-level rise
- Albatrosses
- Diversity in UK Polar Science – Polar Horizons Meeting Report
- The State of the Polar Oceans 2018
- Understanding Antarctica
Latest news
- A new Antarctic season begins for 2025/26
- Breaking barriers in the ice
- 17 September 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- Review suggests polar geoengineering ideas could do more harm than good
- Remains of British researcher lost in 1959 recovered from Antarctic glacier
- New maps published of Alexander Island, Antarctica
- 31 July 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- New research links ocean tides to when icebergs in Antarctica break off
- The Antarctic Treaty and the role of National Antarctic Programmes
- Ancient river landscapes discovered beneath East Antarctica
- Tiny ocean heroes play a massive role in Southern Ocean carbon storage
- British Antarctic Survey attends Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
- Study challenges recent claims about rapid Antarctic “greening”
- A first for RRS Sir David Attenborough: science in the dark
- End of season milestone: Discovery Building lights the way forward
- Seals study shows melting sea ice is shaping their future
- Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica declining faster than thought
- Climate change supercharges atmospheric rivers over Antarctica
- Major Antarctic operations hub switches on to support UK polar science
- Celebrating a successful Antarctic science season
- Scientists come together for new ambitious science programme
- Antarctica’s global impact highlighted in new book
- 18 April 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg
- Groundfish survey reveals key insights into South Georgia’s marine life
- Thriving ecosystem discovered following iceberg calving
- Antarctica’s oldest ice heading to Europe
- 14 March 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiled
- Renewables milestone reached in Antarctica
- World’s largest iceberg grounds near sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia
- From Fine Dining to Frozen Frontiers: Life as an Antarctic Chef
- 12 February 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- Microplastics discovered in Antarctica
- Opportunities for Antarctic research – apply now!
- Seriously remote working – applications open for jobs in Antarctica
- BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2025
- 15 January 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years old
- New Year Honour for British Antarctic Survey’s Head of Air Unit
- World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks free
- Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamics
- Spare a thought for those spending Christmas in Antarctica
- 6 December 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- New deep-sea mollusc species co-habits with anemone
- Cloud scientists take to the skies to solve climate uncertainty
- Plastic reduces how krill remove carbon into deep ocean
- 9 November 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
- New construction season drives Antarctic modernisation forward
- BAS wins national award for runway resurfacing project
- A new Antarctic season begins for 2024/25
- Get your Ticket to Antarctica! Your name will go on a journey to the frozen wilderness
- Grim outlook for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
- Antarctica’s sea ice could impact seabirds’ food supply
- Get your Ticket to Antarctica!
- Mysterious patterns revealed on ice shelf bottom
- Seabirds threatened by trawl fisheries
- Mega-iceberg melt affects important marine ecosystem
- Modernisation milestones achieved in Antarctica
- The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
- New tipping point discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet
- Celebrating Midwinter in Antarctica 2024
- Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves new iceberg
- Record low Antarctic sea ice ‘extremely unlikely’ without climate change
- British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic field season wraps up
- Emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica suffer as sea-ice diminishes
- Scientists one step closer to predicting iceberg calving
- Are these the COOLEST jobs in the world? Probably.
- Penguins test positive for Avian Flu on South Georgia
- Antarctic Runway is upgraded to support UK hub for polar science
- Significant glacial retreat in West Antarctica began in 1940s
- Final Thwaites Glacier field season wraps up
- Love on Ice: Engineers’ Antarctic Engagement Sparks Warmth
- DNA reveals unique microorganisms evolved at poles
- Pilotless plane test crew arrives in Antarctica
- New science facility to unveil mysteries of animal life in Antarctica
- Four new emperor penguin colonies found by satellite
- New research mission on board polar ship set to unlock Southern Ocean’s carbon secrets
- Scientists count penguins on remote sub-Antarctic island
- New animation shows track of giant A23a iceberg
- BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2024
- Team embarks on mission to investigate iceberg calving
- Octopus DNA solves mystery of ice sheet’s past
- Celebrating the festive season in Antarctica
- Antarctic photo nominated in competition
- RRS Sir David Attenborough samples A23a iceberg during climate science mission
- Construction first for British Antarctic Survey as specialist team fit-out new building over the Antarctic winter
- Using AI to track icebergs
- Additional cases of Avian Flu confirmed on South Georgia
- First Antarctic research mission on polar ship
- Celebrating Polar Pride 2023
- New Antarctic place names announced
- Team heads for Antarctica to study global warming effects
- British Antarctic Survey unveils pilotless plane for testing in Antarctica
- Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting ‘unavoidable’
- Sea change: new blueprint for Southern Ocean
- Estates and Facilities Team win prestigious award
- Antarctica’s glacial border moves for miles with the tide
- British Antarctic Survey on Radio & TV this Autumn