Archive 2024

A woman and two men smile into the camera, the young man in the centre holds a certificate in his hands
01.10.2024

Outstanding Bachelor Thesis on Ocean Modelling

Bachelor Graduate Lasse Kummer Receives the Otto-Krümmel Prize 2024

Large transparent plastic umbrellas float on the water and are attached to a pier
25.09.2024

How does the addition of rock powder affect marine life?

Multi-week experiment in the Ocean Alk-Align project starts again in Kiel Fjord

A colourfully painted wooden boat with wooden outriggers is moored on a smooth sea
23.09.2024

Golden rules for fish stock conservation

30 International Experts Call for a Redefinition of Sustainable Fishing

A woman and two men walk along a jetty
17.09.2024

Minister-Presidents Hendrik Wüst and Daniel Günther visit GEOMAR

Lecture and discussion on the role of the ocean in the fight against climate change

 Two workers wearing red hard hats stand on board a research vessel while a piece of research equipment is hoisted on board
12.09.2024

In Search of the Origin of an Underwater Plateau

Expedition SO307 Investigates the Geology and Biology of the Madagascar Ridge

A group of summer-clad young people walk through the mud in the Wadden Sea, the sky is bright blue
06.09.2024

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Changing Ocean

“Diving into Change”: First Interdisciplinary FYORD Summer School

An older man with white hair and a full white beard looks friendly into the camera. High shelves with blue labelled boxes can be seen in the background.
04.09.2024

Mourning the loss of Professor Hans-Ulrich Schmincke

Renowned volcanologist and Leibniz prize winner dies at 86

A silvery shimmering school of fish under water fills the entire picture.
22.08.2024

Fisheries Research Overestimates Fish Stocks

GEOMAR Expert Calls for More Realistic Stock Assessments

An island in the sea, the sea is very blue and so is the sky
23.07.2024

Diving deeper for richer prey?

METEOR expedition M202 investigates the ecology of prey to better understand hunting behaviour of toothed whales in the Atlantic

The oxygen optode sensors were extensively tested in the laboratory and in the field, as here during a mooring deployment.
22.07.2024

A new source of oxygen in the deep sea?

Research supported by GEOMAR questions the origins of life and calls for further research on oxygen production in the deep sea