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One of the deepest depressions in the Atlantic Ocean has been named the Vavilov Deep. Located in the Romanche Fracture Zone, it reaches a depth of over 7,000 meters. It was named in honor of the research vessel Akademik Sergey… 
From September 4 to 6, 2026, the annual "Nuclear Festival" organized by NRNU MEPhI took place on the banks of the Volga River in the Tver Region; it was a large-scale science outreach event featuring a "Science Meets Music" format… 
Valery Falkov held a working meeting with Roman Gorbunov, Acting Director of Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The parties discussed steps to modernize research vessels, as well as plans to repair the infrastructure of the… 
The eighth meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Polar and Ocean Science and Technology (OPST) was held from 12 to 14 August 2026 in Goa, India. The event was organized by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research… 
On the eve of this holiday, Larisa Antonova, chief specialist at the Museum of the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, explains how the Russian Federation flag was planted at the North Pole. 
On August 11, 2026, the comprehensive scientific-geographical and military-patriotic expedition "Fairway of History - 2026" set off from Astrakhan. It was organized by the Hydrographic Service of the Red Banner Caspian Flotilla and Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian… 
Caspian Sea Day is celebrated on August 12, the day the Tehran Convention, signed by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan in 2006, came into force. The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on the planet, home… 
During the 66th voyage of the research vessel Akademik Boris Petrov, scientists from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (the research supervisor is Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Head of the Department of Geomorphology, Geophysics and… 
On July 22, 2026, Roman Vyacheslavovich Gorbunov, Doctor of Geographical Sciences and Acting Director of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, turns 40. The Directorate of the Institute, colleagues, and friends congratulate Roman Vyacheslavovich on…
