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

Ten people of colour wearing bright orange life jackets on a blue boat
10.04.2026

Climate research in Kenya

GEOMAR contributes to the first African experiment in a global inter-comparison study on ocean alkalinity enhancement

Bright green, purple and dark blue dots on a black background
07.04.2026

How microbes survive in the plastisphere

A Helmholtz research team is investigating a new ecosystem on plastic particles in the oceans.

A three-dimensional map of mountains rising out of the sea
01.04.2026

Alchemy in the Earth’s Mantle

Why Subduction Zones act as the Earth’s “Gold Kitchens”

Map of the oceanographic moorings in the Atlantic managed by GEOMAR, showing the currents of warm surface water and cold deep water associated with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Graphic: Christoph Kersten/GEOMAR, Background: GEBCO
30.03.2026

Plankton Bloom in the Labrador Sea

Research expedition MSM142 investigates dynamics in the subpolar North Atlantic

A man in a purple shirt and suit jacket turns on a large red tap
26.03.2026

Fresh Seawater for Research

Seawater pipeline officially inaugurated at GEOMAR

A man stands by a rust-red balustrade, the silhouette of a city visible in the distance behind him.
25.03.2026

On the Spectrum between Rock and Water

Geologist Prof. Dr Oliver Nebel is the new Professor of Geochemistry at GEOMAR

Winners of the Annette Barthelt Prize
20.03.2026

The Annette-Barthelt Prize Honors Young Researchers

Academic Award and Commemoration of the 1987 Terrorist Attack in Djibouti

European flat oysters on a white table
05.03.2026

How diseases spread between oyster reefs

New study reveals which restoration sites are most at risk from pathogens carried by ocean currents

 CDRmare Werkstattbericht mit dem Titel "CDRmare HUB Workshop Report"
04.03.2026

The Challenges of Environmental Monitoring in Field Trials for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Experts explain why it is so difficult to measure and assess the environmental impact of experiments on marine CO2 removal methods

Group Photo in the Foyer of a research centre
04.03.2026

Insights from Expeditions

Status Conference Research Vessels 2026 at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel