Geophysicists at Akademik Vernadsky station conducted new important research during the annular eclipse of the Sun that occurred in early October over the Pacific Ocean. The experiment involved the study…
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Ukrainian scientists can get access to 47 polar scientific infrastructures: the POLARIN call is launched
Ukrainian scientists will be able to conduct polar research not only at the Vernadsky base and the Noosfera ice class research vessel, but also use the infrastructures of other countries…
First IQAir outdoor air quality monitor in Antarctica installed at Vernadsky station
Ukrainian polar explorers installed the first AirVisual Pro air quality analyzer of the well-known international network IQAir in the Antarctic. On the website of this service, you can check air…
The results of studies of the snow cover, rhizosphere microbiome and even the adaptive capabilities of polar explorers are in the latest issue of UAJ
What factors affect the change in snow depth near Akademik Vernadsky station? Find out the scientists’ findings based on the results of measurements over the past 20 years. What microorganisms…
Ozone hole over the Antarctic: questions and answers
What is the ozone hole and what does it have to do with our антарктичної🇦🇶 Akademik Vernadsky station? Is the ozone layer recovering after the ban on CFCs? What is…
Ukraine can increase the number of joint international expeditions in Antarctica: results of the COMNAP meeting
New projects of international cooperation for Vernadsky station and the RV Noosfera as well as the exchange of experience in popularizing Antarctic research – these are the key issues on…
Can be seen extremely rarely: an aurora was recorded near Vernadsky
Ukrainian polar explorers managed to record a unique phenomenon – the southern lights or aurora australis. It can be seen extremely rare near Vernadsky station. There are several reasons for…
An article co-authored with NASC researchers was published in a prestigious foreign journal
Again, we are proud to share our scientific achievements with you. The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) recently published an article titled Winter Targeted Observing Periods during the…
The presence of seven Umbilicaria species in Vernadsky station area: an article co-authored with NASC scientists was published in a top scientific journal
Recently, the world-famous journal Scientific Reports (Nature) published a joint article by Ukrainian and Polish scientists dedicated to Umbilicaria lichens: its species and distribution in the Argentine Islands–Kyiv Peninsula region…
Sports competitions and swimming in the icy ocean: how Ukrainian polar explorers celebrated Midwinter
On June 21, our polar explorers, like the entire Antarctic community, celebrated the Midwinter day. On this day, the icy continent had the longest night and the shortest day. There…