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

Ocean surface with clouds and sunlight.
08.03.2022

Kick-off in Lüneburg

CDRmare researchers discuss ocean-based methods for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Recovery of a mooring.
28.01.2022

Measuring the deep ocean’s blood stream

Novel oxygen sensors unravel the distribution of the vital gas

Corroding mine at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
28.01.2022

CONMAR tackles ammunition recovery

GEOMAR coordinates new joint project of the German Marine Research Alliance

Research vessel SONNE.
14.01.2022

Millimetre-precise data on a restless sea floor

Ship expedition promises new information on earthquake risks off Chile

Launch of the measuring platform with fuel cell. Photo: Finn K. Flögel.
16.12.2021

New efficient and sustainable energy supply on the seafloor

Submarine fuel cell successfully tested

Aerial of a coastal landscape.
09.12.2021

For responsible research on marine carbon dioxide removal

New reports on ocean-based methods with GEOMAR participation

View from the research vessel SONNE to the fuming Etna.
28.11.2021

Earthquakes and tsunamis in Europe?

Position paper provides recommendations for reducing geological risks

H.S.H. Albert II. of Monaco and Professor Dr. Peter Herzig
28.11.2021

High distinction for Kiel marine researcher

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco appoints Professor Dr. Peter Herzig a Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles

Prof. Dr. Jörn Thiede. Source: private.
19.07.2021

Mourning for Jörn Thiede

Former Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute and GEOMAR passed away at the age of 80.

A green laser goes from the OSCM vertically into the night sky over Mindelo. In the foreground a man looks in the direction of the laser.
30.06.2021

New Laser Measurement System at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo

Investigating Saharan Dust in the Atmosphere above the Island of Sāo Vicente