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11.02.2026
Dr Viktoria Steck is starting a new Emmy Noether Group, “Marine Metalloproteins”, at GEOMAR
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04.02.2026
International team provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers
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02.02.2026
New online platform makes CDR approaches transparent and comparable
On board the METEOR, a scientist cuts through a rock sample with a circular saw. She wears ear protection and a face shield.
29.01.2026
How a shifting plate boundary and hot mantle material formed one of the largest canyons in the ocean

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 Mesocosms (orange steel frames with transparent sheets and umbrella-like covers) float in a fjord with snow-capped mountains in the background.
17.11.2025

Marine scientists call for clear rules on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods

European Marine Board working group recommends harmonised standards for marine CDR approaches

Top view: waves rolling onto the beach, with the Ocean Pavilion logo above
07.11.2025

The Ocean’s Role at the UN Climate Conference

GEOMAR contributes to the Ocean Pavilion and signs the Belém Ocean Declaration

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05.11.2025

The Ocean: Guardian of Global Warming

Dr Karina von Schuckmann honoured with the Petersen Excellence Professorship

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24.10.2025

A Highway for Iron in the Ocean

New study identifies hydrothermal vents as underestimated sources of important nutrients in the sea

Original black-and-white photograph of Meteor I
18.10.2025

100 Years of Meteor: Explore the Expedition Interactively

Interactive Storymap by GEOMAR and the German Maritime Museum

The research vessel ALKOR on the Baltic Sea
14.10.2025

Chemical Munitions and Clearance Effects in Focus

ALKOR Research Cruise Investigates Legacy Munitions in the Baltic Sea

Icebergs on the sea in golden sunlight
06.10.2025

Cooler warm periods: How the Southern Ocean controlled climate and atmospheric CO2

New study: More carbon storage through stronger ocean stratification

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25.09.2025

Outstanding Bachelor’s Thesis on the Ocean’s Role in the Climate System

Mayra Schlack awarded the Otto Krümmel-Förderpreis 2025 / GEOMAR Innovation Award presented for the first time

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24.09.2025

Magma Displacement triggered tens of thousands of Earthquakes

Analysis of earthquake swarm around Santorini reveals origin and development of the seismic crisis

Microalgae under the microscope, against a black background, are small rod-shaped, spherical and spiral white and yellow structures.
24.09.2025

Phytoplankton – the tiny Climate Heroes of the Ocean

New AI lighthouse project for Natural Climate Protection launched in the Baltic Sea