The diving robot Ran navigates under the ice front of the Thwaites Glacier. (Photo: Filip Stedt) For the first time, researchers have collected data from underneath the remote Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica using an underwater robot. Findings reveal that the...
Gentoo penguins often travel long distances to their nests. Occasionally, breeding sites are located high above the water in hilly terrain. (Image: Rosamaria Kubny) Halfway between the Argentine coast and the Antarctic Peninsula, the waters around South Georgia Island...
The next phase of construction brings the “Discovery Building” one step closer to completion. Construction of the new building is scheduled to continue until 2023. (Photo: Hugh Broughton Architects) The next phase of construction of the British Rothera...
“RRS Sir David Attenborough” is a Natural Environment Research Council research vessel operated by the British Antarctic Survey for both research and logistical support. The ship is named after Sir David Attenborough. (Photo: Wikipedia) Britain’s new...
The British Antarctic Territory has been claimed by Britain since July 21, 1908, but is not internationally recognised. Great Britain maintains 3 research stations within the area. Larger parts of the territory are also claimed by Chile and Argentina. (Photo: BAS) The...