Ukraine’s research vessel Noosfera has begun its sixth Antarctic season. This mission will expand both the geographical scope and range of research through international partnerships. Noosfera is currently sailing from…
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Scientists Investigate Chemical Pollutants in Antarctic Waters Using Special Traps
Ukrainian scientists, together with colleagues from the University of South Bohemia (Czech Republic) and the Czech Antarctic Research Program, conducted joint work to detect chemical pollutants in Antarctic waters using…
Results of the International Project Studying Antarctic Ice: The Destructive Impact of Air from the Tropics and Changes in the Southern Ocean
The international project OCEAN:ICE “Ocean-Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impact on Climate and the Earth Systems” has been completed. It was implemented with the participation of Ukrainian scientists over a period…
The ice class r/v "Noosfera" is undergoing scheduled maintenance before the new Antarctic season
The flagship of the Ukrainian research fleet is in dry dock for scheduled technical servicing. The work is being carried out in Cape Town (South Africa), where “Noosfera” is based…
Joint Ukrainian-Indonesian Research on Antarctica and the Tropics Starts
Ukraine and Indonesia will conduct Antarctic and tropical research together. This is outlined in the Agreement concerning Scientific and Technical Cooperation signed today, August 20, 2026, between the National Antarctic…
Two new international research projects will be launched next season at the Vernadsky base and at the r/v “Noospfera”
Two new international research projects are set to begin at the Vernadsky base and at the ice class research vessel “Noosfera.” This was made possible by Ukraine’s participation in the…
Ukraine expands polar research: from Antarctica to the Arctic
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…
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…