Four small silver fish lie on a table.
04.12.2025
GEOMAR, environmental organisations and consumer advice centres update their joint list of ‘good fish’ for conscious purchasing of sea fish
People gather for a group photo, holding a banner in their hands.
01.12.2025
West African and European partners are developing a long-term research programme with a one-year observation campaign off the coast of West Africa
An iceberg and ice floes floating on the sea
01.12.2025
New study highlights the key role of the Southern Ocean in the Earth’s climate system
A research vessel at sea
27.11.2025
Launching with German and Danish participation

News

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

The scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution during IODP Expedition 351 in the Philippine Sea. Foto: Bill Crawford/IODP.
19.03.2021

Unique rocks provide new insights into Earth’s history

Scientists discover a unique type of oceanic basalts at the Izu-Bonin island arc

Schematic diagram of the workflow from the discovery of a marine substance to the development of a new drug. From Sigward et al.
13.01.2021

Call for action to explore marine biological resources for discovery of new medicines

International team appeals for long-term financial support and strategy to study the potential of marine organisms as life-saving pharmaceuticals

Groundwater seepage during a spring tide at Wailupe Beach Park beach on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Photo: Jenny Bernier.
13.01.2021

Groundwater influences the chemistry of the ocean

Study corrects previous view about element transport into the sea

World map with different sized blue circles along all continental margins. The blue circles indicate offshore groundwater deposits.
13.01.2021

Will drinking water soon come from the seabed?

New overview study shows potential of global offshore groundwater resources

[Translate to English:] Beobachtete und projizierte Temperaturänderung. Quelle: IPCC.
08.01.2021

1.5 Degree Goal: our Carbon Budget is shrinking?

International research consortium publishes new estimates

Group photo. Photo: Bradley Weymer, GEOMAR.
15.07.2019

Groundwater at the sea floor

Maltese-German summer school on freshwater resources in the ocean

The attendees of the groundwater-workshops at GEOMAR. Photo: Jan Steffen/GEOMAR
18.06.2019

New approaches to explore submarine groundwater reservoirs

Workshop at GEOMAR discusses opportunities and risks of newly discovered fresh water resources

Members and guests of the GOOS Steering Committee at GEOMAR. Photo: J. Steffen, GEOMAR.
03.05.2019

Urgent Demands for Ocean Observations and Services

The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) held its Steering Committee meeting at GEOMAR