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Feature articles from the BAS website homepage
  1. Lake Vostok
    New research sheds light on Earth’s coldest temperatures
  2. The Planet Earth Podcast
    British Antarctic Survey’s Eric Wolff talks to Planet Earth online about climate change uncertainties
  3. British Antarctic Survey Climate Change Position Statement
    Summary of BAS’s views on climate change and what BAS is doing to improve advice given to policy makers.
  4. First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate
    Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment - published 1 December 2009
  5. Penguins from space!
    Satellite images of penguin poo reveal the location of emperor penguin colonies.
  6. Antarctic Treaty 50th Anniversary 2009
    How do BAS contribute to the world's most successful international agreement?
  7. Polar Science for Planet Earth
    New Science programme for the British Antarctic Survey - April 2009
  8. Frozen in time - fossils from the Antarctic
    The 'Type and Figured' fossil collection at the British Antarctic Survey
  9. Solar Energy
    Low carbon solutions to heat water and air in Antarctic Research Stations
  10. Antarctica’s Hidden World
    Antarctica’s Gamburtsev Province Project (AGAP)
  11. The ice man cometh
    Ice core scientist Dr Robert Mulvaney explains how he mines the tiny bubbles of ancient air trapped in ice for information
  12. Boating on ice
    A day in the life of the Rothera boatman
  13. Climate change in our world
    Use the power of Google Earth to explore and learn about the potential impacts of climate change and find out how you can make a difference.
  14. Polar Science for Planet Earth
    What do the polar regions tell us about climate change?
  15. Ice Station Antarctica
    Blockbuster exhibition created in partnership with the Natural History Museum
  16. Pine Island
    Measuring one of the world’s largest glaciers
  17. ‘High-Def’ view of Antarctic
    A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Science Foundation (NSF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) unveiled…
  18. HMS Endurance — Ice patrol in a cold climate
    The role of the Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Endurance comes to the fore as she supports British Antarctic Survey (BAS) field science projects …
  19. Several degrees below canvas
    Each year, dozens of British Antarctic Survey researchers head south for an Antarctic summer of science. For many, that means spending up to three months in a tent…
  20. On a Wing and a Prayer
    Albatrosses are icons of the Southern Ocean, but all bar two of the 21 species are now threatened with extinction…
  21. Antarctic rock band Nunatak
    Live Earth July 2007. British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station’s house band perform for the global concerts to raise awareness of climate change
  22. International Polar Year 2007–2008
    The major international scientific research effort that is International Polar Year was launched in March 2007…