British Antarctic Survey

• Scientists ‘shocked’ to find life in extreme depths under Antarctic ice

  Scientists were drilling for rocks under Antarctica's ice when they found a colony of strange organisms living in the near-total blackness below the surface.

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  Feb 16, 2021
  
• ‘Astonishing’ survey shows blue whales may be making a comeback

  Fifty-five blue whales were spotted around South Georgia island, an area previously devastated by hunting.

  Science

  Feb 25, 2020
  
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• Scientists embarking on Antarctic expedition to view ecosystem uncovered by iceberg

  Scientists say the iceberg that broke away is four times the size of London, U.K.

  Science

  Feb 17, 2018
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• Iceberg bigger than PEI set to break off of Antarctica

  A deep crack in one of Antarctica’s ice shelves is threatening to release one of the largest icebergs ever recorded.

  Science

  Jul 6, 2017
• Aerial video reveals massive crack in Antarctic ice shelf

  Researchers with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have released alarming footage of a massive crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula, which could give way to an iceberg the size of Halifax.

  Environment

  Feb 22, 2017
• Volcanic eruption threatens one million penguins in sub Antarctic

  The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is warning that millions of penguins could be at risk as a volcano continues its third straight month of eruption.

  Environment

  Jul 7, 2016