We launched the second Ticket to Antarctica campaign, virtually taking 70,000 schoolchildren on an extraordinary journey from Canada to Antarctica, as they followed the flight of our Twin Otter aircraft and learned first-hand about polar science, aviation, and life at the bottom of the Earth.

A fantastic crowd enjoyed our penguin-themed event with Peter & Lisa Fretwell last Thursday. We all learnt a lot about these beloved birds and are now fully versed in how to do the various types of penguin walks! Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas from Authors In Oundle.

We’ve been developing a 3D Digital Twin of Rothera, incorporating detailed Building Information Models (BIM) of the Discovery Building and other station facilities. We’ve also integrated live tracking data for our ship, aircraft, and vehicles. In this image you can see our ship docked at the wharf.

Authors in Oundle have had a very successful year and I'd like to send sincere thanks to everyone involved in the business. Have a wonderful festive break and I hope to see you at events in 2026! Helen Shair, Founder and Director. www.authorsinoundle.co.uk

Looking forward to next week www.authorsinoundle.co.uk/aio-event/pe...

Emperor penguins have to gamble between being too far from the ice edge, or moving closer and the ice breaking up under them. This time it looks like they got it wrong.

On Antarctica Day, #Sentinel-2 imagery highlights how remote emperor penguin colonies can be detected from space. They leave a visible signature on the ice, helping researchers track colonies in areas too difficult to access on the ground 🛰️ #SentinelOnline #ESA #EarthObservation

Flying off from Snow Hill Island

Happy Antarctica Day! We’ve recently updated this map to show consultative and non-consultative signatories of the Antarctic Treaty, signed on this day in 1959. The Treaty designates Antarctica a continent for peace and science. December 1st raises awareness of this global agreement and its goals.

This will be our final book launch for 2025! Located in the stunning Great Hall of Oundle School, you will have the opportunity to meet the authors of 'The Penguin book of penguins. Suitable for anyone over the age of 13, it will be signed personally for you on the night. Book your ticket now!

We've been doing drone surveys and tagging the emperors of Snow Hill Island.

Could you be our next walrus detective? 🕵 ️ Satellite imagery has helped scientists discover a new walrus haul-out site. And it's sparked a call for your help! 📢 To safeguard their future, we urgently need to understand how they’re affected by the climate crisis.👇 www.wwf.org.uk/learn/walrus...

We've had whales galore today. Humpbacks next to the boat, minkes within 20 metres and killer whales swimming under the bow. Welcome to Antarctica.

Reminder.

Art exhibition this weekend! Illustrations from our book: The Penguin book of penguins. Framed and unframed, as well as a selection of Christmas cards. Pop along to the Red Lion pub, Swaffham prior, Cambridge anytime after 1pm this weekend! What are you waiting for?

Bad news in from South Georgia - the population of breeding female elephant seals has nearly halved following a bird flu outbreak on the sub-Antarctic island. Here's what we know so far... 📸 Connor Bamford

Itn report on our world on the impact of Avian flu on South Georgia elephant seals

I’ve received a signed copy of “The Penguin Book of Penguins” from Dr. Peter Fretwell! So happy and grateful ✨ It’s a beautiful and insightful book — one I’d truly recommend to everyone who loves penguins. Now part of my beloved penguin treasures. @ptfretwell.bsky.social 🧡💛💙🩵🤍🐧📙 #PenguinBooks

We've recently created a new collection of legacy maps in our Catalogue, which will be added to over time. For now, we have 3 interesting maps available to view and download: data.bas.ac.uk/collections/... The Scotia Arc is one of our favourites. The map was a massive compilation effort at the time!

This sounds like a fascinating evening talk!

Happy Halloween. I'm off round the village with my daughter to scare a few kids ( not sure why they should have all the fun!)

This is Latady Island(pronounced la-tarday) in the Bellingshausen Sea in Antarctica. It is 115 km long, but as far as we can see from BAS records no human being has ever landed on it.

from ©︎Adventure World (This video is officially released.) The Emperor Penguin chick hatched on September 30, 2025, successfully transitioned to natural rearing at 21 days old on October 21. The foster parents are a 7-year-old female and a 6-year-old male, both individuals born at Adventure World.

We really enjoyed hearing from Grant about his Space Penguins last night! Check out our forthcoming program of Monday Night Talks here: www.nhsn.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Really enjoyed giving a talk on our penguin 🐧 work last night at the Natural History Society of Northumbria @nenature.bsky.social - I was the warm-up for this fantastic talk on Great Auks by Tim Birkhead

The Dawson-Lambton penguin colony 🐧🐧🐧 Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Oct. 6, 2025.

Some of our recent maps were reviewed for Geology Today & we're pleased to see the positive opinions & appreciation of how much work goes into them 🎉 doi.org/10.1111/gto.... The maps include The South Orkney Islands, Alexander Island, and Bedmap3. Details available in our catalogue - bas.ac.uk/maps

The last three years have all been the lowest years on record for Antarctic sea ice. Critically impacting unique Southern Ocean ecosystems which use the ice the moult breed and forage.

Their Antarctic colonies are endangered and numbers have plummeted. Tom Whipple talks to the scientist warning of the crisis facing the species

Dive into the fascinating world of penguins with The Penguin Book of Penguins, written by @ptfretwell.bsky.social and illustrated by @lisaefretwell.bsky.social! Thank you so much for visiting the store and signing copies of your charming new book, published by @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social✍️ #penguins

Looks like the Halley Bay emperors are back at the McDonald Ice Rumples site. This colony has been particularly unlucky with the ice, lets see how they do this year. (image; enhanced Sentinel-2 20th Sept 2025)

Well be at London Zoo next week launching the Penguin Book of Penguins www.londonzoo.org/plan-your-vi...

The Coulman Island penguin colony 🐧🐧🐧 Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Sep. 13, 2025.

Russian scientists at the Mirny research station recently saved a baby emperor penguin after it became separated from its colony and risked freezing to death. In footage shared by the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute on Tuesday... 🔗 uk.news.yahoo.com/stranded-pen... #emperorpenguin

📙🐧✨ Image from Penguin Books' newsletter for the release date of “The Penguin Book of Penguins” (September 18, 2025) @ptfretwell.bsky.social @lisaefretwell.bsky.social #PenguinBooksUK

Our book, 'The Penguin book of penguins' will be in all good bookshops as of tomorrow! We have signed some copies for Toppings and Co in Ely, Cambridge. We are having a book launch at London zoo on Sept 28. Come and find us in the Garden room, anytime between 12 noon and 3.30pm. No need to book!

The dark patch marks the emperor penguin colony at Atka Bay. Nearby linear snow ridges are natural sastrugi, sculpted by polar winds—an image that contrasts living colonies with the harsh physical patterns of Antarctic ice.

And here's a love;y image from yesterday of Neumayer Station and the nearby emperor penguin colony at Atka Bay. Most of the recent emperor penguin documentaries have all been made from this site.

The emperor penguin colony at Cape Darlington, that we discovered in 2019, has moved 40 km south due to an ice shelf break off. Its current location is just south of Butler Island and it looks much better for the change of location.

Wow I've been off Bluesky for so long I forgot about the emojis If you're interested in a PhD about tracking Antarctic wildlife, consider joining my group... And, spread the word! 🧪🌍🦑🦉🦊

We're very happy to share that three of our maps received awards at the @bcsmaps.bsky.social Annual Conference last week! Our Alexander Island and Bedmap3 maps were recognised in the Printed Mapping category, and our Ice Logistics Portal (www.icelogistics.info) in the Electronic Mapping category 🏆🎉

#A23a iceberg continues its disintegration north of South Georgia in the South Atlantic, with a brilliant image from today finishing off this timelapse of Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery over the last few weeks! It's always interesting to track these bergs out of Antarctica and into warmer waters 🌊🌴

Congratulations to our award winners and commended runners ups. More details will follow on our socials over the next week. Thank you again to our judges and sponsors, many of whom presented the awards today. #carto2025 #awards

Celebrating Nature Communications, 5th year aniversary, they have highlight some of the most significant papers and sceince highlights: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

A couple of our team are attending the @bcsmaps.bsky.social 2025 annual conference taking place at @bgs.ac.uk today and yesterday. It has been a fascinating few days so far and it’s great to see our maps displayed for the awards ceremony later today! #carto2025

I never realised the Bedmap had made it onto an album cover!

Antarctica is changing at s disturbing rate. “What happens in Antarctica won’t stay there. The stakes could not be higher. The choices made now will determine whether we face a future of worsening impacts and irreversible change or one of managed resilience to the changes already locked in.”

Last chance to apply to be in our world leading Wildlife From Space team. bas.ciphr-irecruit.com/applicants/v...