Ukrainian scientists have been given a unique opportunity to conduct research in the Arctic. The cooperation agreement to this effect was signed between the National Antarctic Scientific Center and the…
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Letters from the Southern Ocean: What Are the Argo Buoys “Telling” Ukrainian Scientists?
Last March, Ukrainian scientists launched a new oceanographic study by deploying six Argo buoys in the Southern Ocean. These are autonomous stations that descend to a set depth (in our…
Published in an International Journal: Ukrainian Scientists Reveal New Insights into Phytoplankton–Bacteria Interactions in the Southern Ocean
Important result of our biologists’ multi-year research! In collaboration with international colleagues, they have found that microorganisms in the Southern Ocean have more complex connections and interaction mechanisms than previously…
New Antarctic Specially Protected Area (aspa): why Collins Bay matters for Ukraine and the world
In May, at a meeting in Japan, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties reached consensus to support Ukraine’s proposal to create a new specially protected area — Collins Bay. Located in…
How organisms survive in acidic lakes: a NASC biologist joined sampling in one of the planet’s most extreme sites
A team of scientists from Ukraine, Spain and Portugal collected microbiological samples from acidic lakes to search for bacteria that survive in extreme conditions. The research was conducted as part…
Ukraine Achieves the Creation of a new Antarctic specially protected area
After extensive negotiations, the member states of the Antarctic Treaty have reached a consensus to support Ukraine’s initiative to establish a new Antarctic specially protected area (ASPA) in Collins Bay,…
Scientists of the National Antarctic Scientific Center have joined a New EU Project on Polar Snow and Permafrost
The National Antarctic Scientific Center has joined a new EU project titled “Polar Snow, Permafrost, and Continental Ice in a Changing World” (SnowPI). As part of the project, scientists plan…
Record "catch": Ukrainian polar explorers brought over 3,000 samples from Antarctica
This year, the team from the 30th expedition and the seasonal team brought back a record number of samples from Antarctica—more than 3,000. They are very diverse. They include over…
The 30th Antarctic Expedition has returned home
After a year of work at the Vernadsky Station, the 30th anniversary Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition (UAE) has returned home. Its members arrived in Kyiv today, April 4, 2026. The journey…
The National Antarctic Scientific Centre has strengthened its cooperation with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in the areas of logistics and science development
As part of this collaboration, the Ukrainian research vessel “Noosfera” delivered personnel and cargo to the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) largest station, “Rothera”, for the first time. Joint research was…