The research vessel ALKOR in the Baltic Sea
14.10.2026
Expedition AL663 researching dumped munitions in collaboration with international partners
A portrait of the scientist Laura Wallace
09.10.2026
GEOMAR Helmholtz Distinguished Professor honoured for pioneering research on slow slip and plate-boundary deformation
View from the research vessel SONNE at sunset
05.10.2026
SONNE Expedition SO321-3 investigates basalt off the Canadian Pacific coast
Two fishing boats on the shore, with paint peeling off their hulls
01.10.2026
A combination of climate change, overfishing, and social change caused the herring population in the Sound to disappear in the Middle Ages

News

A black-and-white research vessel with a red funnel and a crane at sea
19.10.2026

A Voyage into the Slow-Motion World of the Deep Sea

Expedition SO322 is investigating the environmental consequences of future mining of polymetallic nodules

Image of the “Art in Architecture” artwork at GEOMAR
16.10.2026

Mythical Creature Spotted!

New ‘Art in Architecture’ project as a place of encounter

The research vessel ALKOR in the Baltic Sea
14.10.2026

Focus on the Environmental Impact of Marine Munitions in the Baltic Sea

Expedition AL663 researching dumped munitions in collaboration with international partners

View from the MARIA S. MERIAN as it leaves the harbour
12.10.2026

Rung by Rung Into the Depths

GEOMAR expedition investigates vertical migrations of organisms using specialised cameras

A portrait of the scientist Laura Wallace
09.10.2026

Professor Dr Laura Wallace named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

GEOMAR Helmholtz Distinguished Professor honoured for pioneering research on slow slip and plate-boundary deformation

View from the research vessel SONNE at sunset
05.10.2026

A Basis for Monitoring CO2 Storage Beneath the Seabed

SONNE Expedition SO321-3 investigates basalt off the Canadian Pacific coast

Two fishing boats on the shore, with paint peeling off their hulls
01.10.2026

Historic fishery collapse holds lessons for the present

A combination of climate change, overfishing, and social change caused the herring population in the Sound to disappear in the Middle Ages

Picture of a research vessel at sea: a measuring buoy is being lowered into the water on a line
30.09.2026

European coastal regions under pressure

10th Copernicus Ocean State Report highlights the value of ocean observation

 A woman wearing a floral blouse and with pink-dyed hair is sitting at a table opposite an elderly man in a jacket; there are microphones on the table, and through the window in the background you can see across a river.
29.09.2026

What Germany’s limited CO2 storage capacity beneath the North Sea means

GEOMAR expert Klaus Wallmann explains the current state of play regarding carbon dioxide storage beneath the sea in a video podcast and offers recommendations for action

An aerial view of a peninsula jutting out into the sea, with star-shaped groynes. On the peninsula stands a green-and-white-striped lighthouse; green meadows and a sewage treatment works can be seen in the background.
28.09.2026

Long-term CO2 sequestration: pilot project launched at the Bülk sewage treatment works

The state capital of Kiel and Planeteers are testing a method for storing carbon dioxide in the Baltic Sea, with GEOMAR providing scientific support