Arctic&Antarctic

Nat Geo cartographers say the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters there distinct and worthy of their own name: the Southern Ocean.

Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new modelling study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has reaffirmed its commitment to data archiving and sharing in the Arctic by investing $6 million to continue funding of the Arctic Data Center for another five years.

For the first time ever, scientists were able to see exactly what happens to the ocean and sea ice when a cyclone hits.

Drones May be the Answer to Less-Invasive Ecological Monitoring

For the first time, researchers have collected data from underneath the remote Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica using an underwater robot.

In late March, Aker Arctic conduced full-scale ice trials for the self-propelled detachable icebreaking bow Saimaa and pusher tug Calypso.

Experts explore for the first time life on the seafloor in a region formerly covered by thick ice

The 25th scientific expedition is currently working at the Ukrainian polar station Akademik Vernadsky, and during all these years women had spent the winter there only a few times. In 1997-1998, four women scientists spent the winter as part of the second Antarctic expedition, but later this right was granted exclusively to men. It took more than 20 years for gender policy to change and the long-standing taboo to be finally broken…

After 30 years of service, the JCR will retire at the end of the 20/21 Antarctic season.

This is the finding of a new study that could help researchers determine the best spots to search for microbes that could be unique to the region, having been isolated and evolving alone for millions of years.

The Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station celebrates an important anniversary - 25 years since the day when the owner country changed. On February 6, 1996, the Union Jack was lowered at this Antarctic station and the Ukrainian flag was raised for the first time.