Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

The classification and maps are critical foundations to inform and support management and conservation of the Antarctic region through the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic ...

How is climate change affecting polar regions? Climate change is amplified in the polar regions. The northern and southern reaches of the planet are warming faster than any area on Earth, with the ...

to analyze the region’s change in vegetation over the decades. A map of the change in vegetated area on the Antarctic Peninsula between 1986. Map courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory.

BAS has an in-house mapping team which is responsible for producing paper and web maps of the polar regions for the UK, and works closely with UK researchers to provide detailed maps for field work.