The 12th International Antarctic Conference (IAC 12_2025) was held online on May 13–14, 2025. Its program was quite eventful: 82 reports and 103 participants from all over the world (Ukraine,…
Year: 2025
Noosfera successfully completed the fourth Antarctic season: it is a record-breaking season in terms of the number of voyages and international cooperation
The most active – the fourth Antarctic season of the Ukrainian RV Noosfera has ended. After almost five months of work, the vessel returned to the port of Cape Town…
Ukrainian scientists received the first letters from… ARGO floats and conducted additional oceanographic research
We recently reported that in March of this year, Ukrainian scientists for the first time deployed from the Noosfera 6 ARGO floats. This is an innovative autonomous equipment for underwater…
For the first time, simultaneous radio sounding of the atmosphere took place from Vernadsky and Noosphere
Our meteorologists conducted a unique experiment — simultaneous launching of radiosondes from Vernadsky station and the RV Noosfera. This happened for the first time in the entire history of Ukrainian…
The annual rotation of polar explorers at Vernadsky has ended
Rotation of annual expeditions took place at Akademik Vernadsky Station. The 29th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition headed home after a year of work on the icy continent, and the 30th UAE…
Oceanographic floats first deployed from Noosfera
Ukrainian scientists have started a new study: in March 2025, they deployed 6 ARGO floats in Antarctic waters. This is for the first time not only for our polar explorers…
Last chance to join the scientific conference on Antarctica
NASC has extended the deadline for abstract submission for the 12th International Antarctic Conference Antarctica at the cutting edge of planetary change until March 26, 2025. We invite researchers from…
Exhibition on the British past and Ukrainian present of Akademik Vernadsky station
On March 20, 2025, an exclusive photo exhibition “Joint British-Ukrainian Antarctic history: a scientific station, an icebreaker and… an ancient library” will open in Kyiv and simultaneously in London. The…
Unique recording of killer whales made by Ukrainian polar explorers
Are you curious to hear how killer whales communicate? Our scientists present the sounds of these animals recorded by them for the first time. The audio mainly contains pulsed calls,…
How atmospheric rivers affect Antarctica: an article with our scientists again in Nature
They are born where it is warm, but they come to Antarctica. They produce heavy snowfall, yet they also cause melt of sea ice and coastal ice sheet areas, as…