A young woman with a dark complexion and long black hair; she is wearing glasses and smiling warmly at the camera
05.06.2026
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
New sensor technology provides real-time information for sailors
Underwater picture of a seagrass meadow
03.06.2026
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
METEOR’s final research voyage investigates currents in the tropical Atlantic

News

Portrait of an older man with a receding hairline at his desk in the office
30.04.2026

A Pioneer of Physical Oceanography has Passed Away

GEOMAR mourns the loss of oceanographer Dr Walter Zenk

A big research vessel on the sea
30.04.2026

“Floating University” Sets Sail Again

Master’s students from West Africa conduct research aboard the POLARSTERN

A view over the railing of a research vessel towards a research instrument (CTD-rosette)
28.04.2026

Novel Approach unpicks Iron Chemistry in the South Pacific Ocean

Organic matter diversity determines how much iron is available for marine life

A young man with a dark beard is standing in a research setting with silver-coloured tanks
24.04.2026

Sea Urchins: A Mother’s Gift

Plastid-derived structures help sea urchin development and disperse

A group of people on a roof terrace, four women and five men
21.04.2026

Scientific Advisory Board meets at GEOMAR

Strategic decisions shaping the future of ocean research

Lecture by Dr. Jens Greinert
14.04.2026

Roadmap for Munition Recovery

Schleswig-Holstein prepares for large-scale recovery of legacy munitions

Ten people of colour wearing bright orange life jackets on a blue boat
10.04.2026

Climate research in Kenya

GEOMAR contributes to the first African experiment in a global inter-comparison study on ocean alkalinity enhancement

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07.04.2026

How microbes survive in the plastisphere

A Helmholtz research team is investigating a new ecosystem on plastic particles in the oceans.

A three-dimensional map of mountains rising out of the sea
01.04.2026

Alchemy in the Earth’s Mantle

Why Subduction Zones act as the Earth’s “Gold Kitchens”

Map of the oceanographic moorings in the Atlantic managed by GEOMAR, showing the currents of warm surface water and cold deep water associated with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Graphic: Christoph Kersten/GEOMAR, Background: GEBCO
30.03.2026

Plankton Bloom in the Labrador Sea

Research expedition MSM142 investigates dynamics in the subpolar North Atlantic