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
Three people – two women in summer clothes and a man in uniform – are standing in front of a research vessel in the harbour. The gangway has been lowered.
24.06.2026
Experiencing research, shaping the future: pupils learn about scientific work on a research vessel
Big research vessel at sea
19.06.2026
SONNE Cruise SO320/2 Investigates the Age and Formation of Hess Rise

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Three persons sit at a table with pens in their hands
09.09.2025

Home Port Kiel

GEOMAR to operate the new research vessel METEOR IV

 A transparent plastic tube or bag hangs in the water; above the water, you can see the frame that holds it.
08.09.2025

New Mesocosm Study in Gran Canaria

Researchers Investigate Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Using Rock Powder and Dissolved Substances

Two employees in a laboratory, one sitting, one standing, both wearing bright blue coats.
08.09.2025

BlueHealthTech receives additional €6.75 million in federal funding

Alliance unlocks the potential of the ocean for innovative health technologies in the Kiel region

Sunst over the Mediterranean sea
05.09.2025

What Climate Change Means for the Mediterranean Sea

GEOMAR Study Highlights Urgent Need for Action

[Translate to English:] Das Forschungsschiff Elisabeth Mann Borgese liegt an einem Anleger. Im Hinergrund die Kieler Schwentine
04.09.2025

Life-Hostile Processes on the Seafloor

Expedition EMB374 investigates oxygen-depleted zones in the southwestern Baltic Sea

a research vessel at sea, the hull is blue, the funnel is orange
03.09.2025

From Greenhouse Gas to Carbonate beneath the Seafloor

Expedition MSM140 investigates CO₂ storage potential in marine basalt formations off Norway

Steffen Kutterolf watches the sea
15.08.2025

Study highlights the massive impact of large explosive volcanic eruptions on the underwater world

Discovery of a 200 meter thick layer of volcanic ash in the Aegean Sea laid down by submarine flows that traveled more than 140 km from the source volcano

 On the left is an aerial view of Mindelo, where everything in the city is covered in mud. On the right is a car in your factory hall. The mud trail shows that the water must have been knee-high.
14.08.2025

Solidarity with Cabo Verde after tropical storm Erin

GEOMAR stands by its partners after severe damage on the island of São Vicente

A large research vessel at sea, photographed from above at an angle
13.08.2025

A Journey to the Origins of the Seafloor

Expedition SO314 investigates how sea-level change affects crust formation beneath the ocean

A ship's captain on the bridge with two women in trouser suits beside him, one looking through binoculars.
10.08.2025

Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär visits GEOMAR

Key research areas and the new research vessel METEOR IV in focus