Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Scientists from the University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey have used ice core records to draw new conclusions ...

This Blue Monday (20 January), escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for people to work at its research stations in ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in ...

Major Mike Sadler, who died aged 103 at the start of last year, joined the elite Special Air Service after it was formed by David Stirling in 1941.

The British Antarctic Survey says the record-low levels of Antarctic sea ice observed in 2023 were "extremely unlikely" to happen without the influence of an overheating planet. Scientists sounded the ...