Isolation, frigid temperatures and old food are small prices to pay for the opportunity to do research in Antarctica.

The Antarctic pyramid, while not officially named, has been well-documented by researchers studying the Ellsworth Mountains, ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

along the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctic coastlines , and in the Transantarctic Mountains. The outline of deep valleys is better represented, as are those places where rocky mountains ...

Feel like you're along with the team on this epic journey by following the digital diaries of each expedition member—full of audio clips, video posts, and photographs.

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.

For years, the BAS has been studying the bedrock beneath Antarctica's thick ice using advanced radar, sound waves, and gravity mapping techniques.

The British Antarctic Survey, BAS, Antarctic field season has begun, with a challenging and ambitious range of projects to be delivered at five BAS research stations and across the wider continent.