A British architectural firm has designed a research center called the Discovery Building for the British Arctic Survey research team in Antarctica. <br/>

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has opened a new Antarctic research station built to work in the most extreme conditions. The Halley VI research station, designed by Hugh Broughton Architects, was constructed on the floating Brunt Ice...

A team of 12 scientists from Britain have begun a mission to explore Lake Ellsworth in the north west of Antarctica. The 14-kilometer long, three-kilometer wide, 160-meter deep lake is located 3.2 kilometers beneath a glacier and is...

The cutting-edge polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough — which the British public attempted to name “Boaty McBoatface” — has set sail for the first time. <br/>

A small maintenance crew has reopened the UK's Halley research station in the Antarctic, as it awaits a nearby massive calving event.

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The FT joins scientists from the British Antarctic Survey researching the fast-changing environment of a continent once thought frozen in time.

Close up of ascending ice core drill cables, Berkner Island in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

Researching bacterial and algae samples in a petri dish to see how they protect themselves from extreme UV exposure (NTSC PAL 4x3 Anamorphic; H264 MPEG4 16x9 Square)

Snow plough moving snow underneath the huts of the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, on the Brunt Ice Shelf on the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. (NTSC PAL 4x3 Anamorphic; H264 MPEG4 16x9 Square) Audio available on masters.

Close up of the ice core drill cables, Berkner Island in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

Men enjoying a game of football in the snow. Filmed at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, on the Brunt Ice Shelf on the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. (NTSC PAL 4x3 Anamorphic; H264 MPEG4 16x9 Square) Audio available on...

Man putting waste into a machine. Filmed at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, on the Brunt Ice Shelf on the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. (NTSC PAL 4x3 Anamorphic; H264 MPEG4 16x9 Square) Audio available on masters.

Researcher using a pencil to mark a sample taken from the ice core, Berkner Island in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

The director of British Antarctic Survey warned that rising sea levels could hit capital cities around the world, as the RRS Sir David Attenborough prepares for its second voyage to Antarctica.



The £200m polar research ship,...