The deep-sea robot ROV KIEL 6000 is being lifted back on board the research vessel SONNE (I) during the expedition SO210 after a dive to the Chilean subduction zone. Photo: Bernd Grundmann, GEOMAR
15.12.2016

Mega-Earthquakes fuel methane seeps at the seafloor

GEOMAR-Forscher veröffentlichenGEOMAR researchers present new findings on the 2010 Chile earthquake neue Erkenntnisse zum Chile-Erdbeben 2010

Current ocean currents in the North Atlantic with northerly warm and saline surface flow (red), deep water formation in the convection areas and deep water flow (blue) feeding the global ocean circulation.  Graphics: C. Kersten GEOMAR.
18.11.2016

Warm Periods not always the same

New findings about water characteristics in the Nordic Seas during interglacials published

During the expedition M92 samples and data from the seafloor and from the water column of the oxygen minimum zone off Peru were obtained using various devices. Photo: Michael Schneider, FS METEOR
28.10.2016

Conundrum of missing iron in oxygen minimum zones solved

International research team discovered important biogeochemical process in the ocean

Map of the region. According to GEBCO world map 2014, www.gebco.net
21.10.2016

Chile: On the Track of Aftershocks

Marine Scientists Publish Data on the Illapel Earthquake in the Year 2015

Current aerial views of the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo, Kap Verde. Photo: Filipe Mandl
17.10.2016

‘Ocean Science Centre Mindelo’ Takes Shape

Shell for new marine scientific basis in Cabo Verde has been completed

[Translate to English:] Hirnkoralle Diploria strigosa. Derartige Korallen wurden für die aktuelle Studie untersucht. Foto: Steffen Hetzinger, GEOMAR
23.09.2016

The Coral Thermometer Needs to be Readjusted

El Niños and other stressors can influence climate archives

19.09.2016

Photo exhibition about ocean acidification premiered at GEOMAR

Solvin Zankl and Nick Cobbing provide insight into a fascinating field of research

GEOMAR Director Prof. Dr. Peter Herzig, HSH Prince Albert II., Federal Minister for Education and Research Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Prime Minister Torsten Albig and Dr. Cornel Wisskirchen (Deutsche Bank). Foto: T. Eisenkrätzer.
12.09.2016

Prince Albert II of Monaco receives German Ocean Award

The President of the Mediterranean Science Commission honoured for his long-standing commitment for the oceans

24.08.2016

Ocean Acidification threatens cod recruitment in the Atlantic

International team of researchers led by GEOMAR finds increased larvae mortality

The Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic shown by simulated surface temperatures in a high-resolution ocean model. Simulation and Rendering: ocean modeling group GEOMAR
12.08.2016

What is the future of the Gulf Stream circulation?

New study by Kiel scientists reveals large model uncertainties