(FILES) A photo shows the drifting Tara Polar Station before its launch, in Cherbourg, northwestern France, on October 1, 2024. The Tara Polar Station ship returned to the port of Cherbourg after eight months of testing in the Arctic, before embarking on its first scientific mission in July 2026, the foundation's director announced on February 5, 2026 during a press visit. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) This photograph shows the 'Tara Polar Station', in construction, at the CMN (Construction Mecanique de Normandie), in Cherbourg, northwestern France on August 29, 2024. The Tara Polar Station ship returned to the port of Cherbourg after eight months of testing in the Arctic, before embarking on its first scientific mission in July 2026, the foundation's director announced on February 5, 2026 during a press visit. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Workers stand next to the drifting Tara Polar Station before its launch, in Cherbourg, northwestern France, on October 1, 2024. The Tara Polar Station ship returned to the port of Cherbourg after eight months of testing in the Arctic, before embarking on its first scientific mission in July 2026, the foundation's director announced on February 5, 2026 during a press visit. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A photo shows the drifting Tara Polar Station before its launch, in Cherbourg, northwestern France, on October 1, 2024. The Tara Polar Station ship returned to the port of Cherbourg after eight months of testing in the Arctic, before embarking on its first scientific mission in July 2026, the foundation's director announced on February 5, 2026 during a press visit. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: International Testing Agency Head of Communication Marta Nawrocka, ITA Director General Benjamin Cohen, ITA Head of Science & Medical Neil Robinson, ITA Head of Major Events Matteo Vallini and ITA Head of Regulatory Compliance Gianluca Siracusano speak during an ITA MICO26 Anti-Doping Programme press conference prior to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Main Press Centre on February 05, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: ITA Head of Science & Medical Neil Robinson looks on during an ITA MICO26 Anti-Doping Programme press conference prior to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Main Press Centre on February 05, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: ITA Head of Science & Medical Neil Robinson looks on during an ITA MICO26 Anti-Doping Programme press conference prior to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Main Press Centre on February 05, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin toasts with honourees after a ceremony to present awards to young scientists at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2026. (Photo by Sergei KARPUKHIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)