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

Big research vessel at sea
19.06.2026

Expedition to the Origins of a Giant Beneath the Sea

SONNE Cruise SO320/2 Investigates the Age and Formation of Hess Rise

A huge buoy is moored in the harbour in front of a research vessel
18.06.2026

New buoy for the Cape Verde Ocean Observatory

While the U.S. is threatening to dismantle its deep-sea monitoring network, GEOMAR is expanding its long-term monitoring in the Northeast Atlantic

Map of the norther pacific with the Aleutian Island Arc
16.06.2026

One of the Earth’s Most Important Plate Boundaries Is Older than Previously Thought

Subduction of the Aleutian Islands began at least 56 million years ago

A large seal, painted in bright colours on the wall of a house
08.06.2026

Surfacing the Unseen

Children, scientists and an artist create a mural inspired by life beneath the Baltic Sea

A young woman with a dark complexion and long black hair; she is wearing glasses and smiling warmly at the camera
05.06.2026

Data Analysis and Dragon Worlds: Amavi Silva

Showcasing Diversity: People at GEOMAR

A bearded man is leaning over a white pole jutting out from a jetty into the water, screwing a white box onto it.
04.06.2026

Smart Marinas: Data from the Harbour Basin

New sensor technology provides real-time information for sailors

Underwater picture of a seagrass meadow
03.06.2026

Europe Unites Behind First Continent-wide Seagrass Restoration Recommendations

Alliance of scientists from 17 countries calls on policymakers to protect and restore one of Europe’s most vital marine ecosystems

Men wearing hard hats on board a ship are pulling a chain of yellow and red buoys out of the water
01.06.2026

40 Years of Expedition History in its Wake

METEOR’s final research voyage investigates currents in the tropical Atlantic

A shore crab underwater. It looks at the camera and raises its claw menacingly.
27.05.2026

Diving into a Fascinating Underwater World Right on the Doorstep

Educational project “Snorkeling.City” enters its third year

Satellite image of the sea surface; the water is dark blue but has a green tinge in places, and a white cloud of vapour is rising from the water
21.05.2026

Possible Eruption of an Underwater Volcano in the Bismarck Sea

GEOMAR Mapping Data Helps Interpret the Event