Ukrainian scientists made an important finding – in Vernadsky station area there was discovered a plant species that had not previously been found here. This could be further evidence of…
Month: March 2024
The 29th UAE arrived at the station "Akademik Vernadsky": the change of expedition teams began
The rotation of expedition teams began at Vernadsky station. On the night of March 20 to 21 (Ukrainian time), the RV Noosfera delivered to the station the 29th Ukrainian Antarctic…
The third Antarctic season of Noosfera continues: the icebreaker is again on its way to Vernadsky
The Ukrainian research vessel Noosfera continues its third Antarctic season. Today, March 15, 2024, the icebreaker departed from the port of Punta Arenas (Chile) to Akademik Vernadsky station. Our flagship…
The most women in the last 27 years — the 29th UAE goes to Antarctica
The 29th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition left for Akademik Vernadsky station. The departure took place today, March 11, 2024, from Kyiv. This team must replace the winterers from the 28th UAE,…
Ukrainian-Czech vegetation monitoring network has been established in Antarctica
Scientists from the National Antarctic Scientific Center, together with Czech colleagues, have initiated a new study of Antarctic vegetation. This is important because the health and the speed of growth…
Access to the polar infrastructure of other countries and additional support for the Ukrainian Antarctic program – POLARIN project has been started
Today, March 1, 2024, the EU Horizon Europe POLARIN project was officially launched, involving the National Antarctic Scientific Center and 49 other organizations from all over the world. These are…