Young woman with dark curls in a laboratory
11.02.2026
Dr Viktoria Steck is starting a new Emmy Noether Group, “Marine Metalloproteins”, at GEOMAR
Map of the coast of New England and the surrounding seas
04.02.2026
International team provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers
Screenshot of a website showing a section of coastline from the air
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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Young woman with dark curls in a laboratory
11.02.2026

Excellent Research on the Molecular Underpinnings of the Ocean

Dr Viktoria Steck is starting a new Emmy Noether Group, “Marine Metalloproteins”, at GEOMAR

Map of the coast of New England and the surrounding seas
04.02.2026

Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

International team provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers

Screenshot of a website showing a section of coastline from the air
02.02.2026

CDRatlas: A Guide to CO2 Removal Methods on Land and in the Ocean

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

The “Grand Canyon” of the Atlantic

How a shifting plate boundary and hot mantle material formed one of the largest canyons in the ocean

Wave. It has white foam. On the sea.
20.01.2026

Ventilation of the North Atlantic is Weakening

Slower renewal of deep waters may signal climate change

Black-and-white photograph of an elderly man with round glasses, tousled hair and a full beard. He is wearing a checked shirt under a woollen jumper with a zipper
16.01.2026

A leading voice in interdisciplinary marine science has fallen silent

GEOMAR mourns the loss of Hans-Harald Hinrichsen (1952–2025)

A sailing boat, or rather a racing yacht, on the sea
15.01.2026

Sailboat measurements improve estimates of ocean CO2 uptake

During training cruises and regattas, sailors collect valuable data for climate research at sea

A ship is moored to the harbour wall with ropes. The sky is blue.
13.01.2026

Time series in the Mediterranean Sea

Expedition M216 investigates changes in the Mediterranean

Arne Körtzinger (scientist at GEOMAR) stands behind a lectern during the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) 2025.
06.01.2026

UNESCO Chair in Integrated Marine Sciences Extended

Prof. Dr Arne Körtzinger (GEOMAR) and Prof. Dr Silja Klepp (CAU) will remain in office until 2029.

Waves on the open sea
18.12.2025

Bubbles Enhance the Ocean’s CO2 Uptake More Strongly than Previously Assumed

New study provides first direct measurement evidence for a long-overlooked effect in air–sea gas exchange