Antarctica scientists warn 'nowhere on Earth is untouched' after shocking discovery
Study leader Dr Kirstie Jones-Williams, a PhD student working with British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said the findings ...
UK scientists plan to monitor krill from space as species threatened by warming
WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...
Scientists discover microplastics in Antarctica's most remote regions - as they warn 'nowhere on Earth is truly untouched'
The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study, led by researchers from the British Antarctic ...
69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica is oldest ‘modern’ bird
The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the ...
We celebrated 20 years of marriage with a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic adventure
Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...
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UK scientists plan to monitor krill from space as species threatened by warming
Rod Downie, chief polar adviser at WWF-UK, said: “Antarctic krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean. These tiny, unsung heroes are the beating heart of the Southern Ocean, sustaining ...
Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space
Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...
Antarctic skull sheds light on ancient birds 69 million years ago
Antarctica has been called the ‘final frontier’ for humanity’s understanding of life when dinosaurs roamed the planet ...
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Ancient bird skull from Antarctica might be from early duck relative
An Antarctic discovery might offer new insights into the origins of modern birds. The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of ...
How scientists are counting tiny critically important sea creatures from space
These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...