Four small silver fish lie on a table.
04.12.2025
GEOMAR, environmental organisations and consumer advice centres update their joint list of ‘good fish’ for conscious purchasing of sea fish
People gather for a group photo, holding a banner in their hands.
01.12.2025
West African and European partners are developing a long-term research programme with a one-year observation campaign off the coast of West Africa
An iceberg and ice floes floating on the sea
01.12.2025
New study highlights the key role of the Southern Ocean in the Earth’s climate system
A research vessel at sea
27.11.2025
Launching with German and Danish participation

News

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

A young woman in a light green trouser suit and three elderly gentlemen in suits in a lecture hall
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

 Whitewashed houses with bright blue domed roofs on the edge of a steeply sloping coastline
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

Many yellow and orange measuring instruments on the deck of a research vessel
23.09.2025

New Insights into Earthquake and Tsunami Risks

Major offshore earthquake observation project at Hikurangi subduction zone successfully completed

A yellow square diving robot is being lifted out of the water by a red crane.
19.09.2025

Discovery in the Deep Sea: Unique Habitat at Hydrothermal Vents

Novel hydrothermal system links two seabed phenomena

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