A measuring buoy is being hauled aboard the research vessel
23.07.2026
Can the global Argo programme monitor the AMOC?
Research vessel in the Baltic Sea
13.07.2026
ALKOR expedition investigates the effects of extreme events in the Elbe estuary and German Bight
Scientists on the Malizia Explorer
09.07.2026
Research sailing vessel investigates seagrass and phytoplankton
Waveglider in front of Cape Town
06.07.2026
International WHIRLS field campaign investigates small-scale processes and their significance for climate and ecosystems

News

Corroding mine at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
28.01.2022

CONMAR tackles ammunition recovery

GEOMAR coordinates new joint project of the German Marine Research Alliance

Research vessel SONNE.
14.01.2022

Millimetre-precise data on a restless sea floor

Ship expedition promises new information on earthquake risks off Chile

Launch of the measuring platform with fuel cell. Photo: Finn K. Flögel.
16.12.2021

New efficient and sustainable energy supply on the seafloor

Submarine fuel cell successfully tested

Aerial of a coastal landscape.
09.12.2021

For responsible research on marine carbon dioxide removal

New reports on ocean-based methods with GEOMAR participation

View from the research vessel SONNE to the fuming Etna.
28.11.2021

Earthquakes and tsunamis in Europe?

Position paper provides recommendations for reducing geological risks

H.S.H. Albert II. of Monaco and Professor Dr. Peter Herzig
28.11.2021

High distinction for Kiel marine researcher

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco appoints Professor Dr. Peter Herzig a Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles

Prof. Dr. Jörn Thiede. Source: private.
19.07.2021

Mourning for Jörn Thiede

Former Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute and GEOMAR passed away at the age of 80.

A green laser goes from the OSCM vertically into the night sky over Mindelo. In the foreground a man looks in the direction of the laser.
30.06.2021

New Laser Measurement System at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo

Investigating Saharan Dust in the Atmosphere above the Island of Sāo Vicente

Ocean Facts - World Oceans Day 2021
08.06.2021

10 Facts about the Ocean

On World Oceans Day

Sea star in seagrass meadow in Kiel Fjord, German Baltic Sea. Photo: Tadhg O Corcora.
14.04.2021

Carbon-Hotspots in the Baltic Sea

How seagrass can help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere