Sharp warming reached not only Ukraine, but also Antarctica. But if it’s summer here now, then it’s the middle of winter there. On July 16, a significant increase in the…
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Happy Midwinter to all Polar explorers!
Very special midwinter greeting to all involved in Antarctica, irrespective of which hemisphere you currently reside. On behalf of the whole staff of the National Antarctic Scientific Center we would…
On the eve of the Midwinter Day, a photo exhibition about the war in Ukraine was opened at Vernadsky
A photo exhibition about the full-scale war in Ukraine was opened at Akademik Vernadsky station. Its author is Kostiantyn Polishchuk, a Kyiv photographer who has been defending Ukraine at the…
The geomagnetic observatory at Vernadsky has been modernized - it operates at the highest world level
Ukrainian scientists have modernized the geomagnetic observatory at Vernadsky station: now it is the only one in Antarctica that can transmit ultra-precise one-second geomagnetic observation data in a new format.…
The Antarctic Treaty blocked the political initiatives of the Russian Federation - for this it decided to take revenge on the nature of the icy continent
Ukraine and 17 other parties to the Antarctic Treaty have blocked the granting of Belarus the status of a Consultative Party to the Treaty, and therefore the right to participate…
Using the RV Noosfera and Ukrainian yachts, our scientists have expanded the study of unique organisms in Antarctica
During the seasonal expedition (January-April 2024), NASC scientists managed to expand the research of terrestrial organisms in Antarctica thanks to the use of the RV Noosfera, as well as free…
Forty-sixth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting has been started: what issues and new challenges will be considered there?
The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the 26th meeting of its main working body, the Committee for Environmental Protection, has started their work in India. The event was joined…
The next stage of modernization has been carried out at Vernadsky: what has changed?
Reconstruction of slips and renewal of water supply and grounding systems – important modernization works were carried out at Vermadsky station; they were started even before the full-scale war. They…
RV Noosfera arrived at the port of Cape Town – her third Antarctic season has ended
The Ukrainian research vessel Noosfera has completed her third Antarctic season. Late in the evening of May 8, 2024, she docked at the port of Cape Town (South Africa). This…
Ukraine has joined an important international study of the Antarctic ice
The National Antarctic Science Center (NASC) joined the OCEAN:ICE project. OCEAN:ICE stands for “Ocean-Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth System” is a large Horizon Europe project,…