A group of people are standing in a lecture hall, six of them holding certificates in their hands.
11.12.2025
Prof. Dr Werner-Petersen Foundation presents awards for outstanding doctoral theses and excellence in knowledge transfer
 Black and white photograph of a middle-aged man
05.12.2025
Professor Dr Jürgen Lenz has passed away
Watercolour painting: The picture shows a flounder, which is a flatfish with dark spots.
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

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[Translate to English:] Ein Mann und drei Frauen stehen nebeneinander, die beiden jungen Frauen in der Mitte halten eine Urkunde in die Kamera. Alle lächeln.
21.03.2025

Young researchers honoured for outstanding theses

Annette Barthelt Award 2025 presented at GEOMAR

The research vessel ALKOR is moored in the harbour, in the background you can see a large ferry with the name ‘Bornholmslinjen’ written in large letters.
21.03.2025

Key to Managing Legacy Munitions in the Baltic Sea

Expedition AL628 investigates suspected sites in German and Danish waters

Shot from the seabed, a small frame with sensors stands on the bottom, the arm of an underwater robot protrudes into the picture, a cloud of sediment comes into the picture from the left
05.03.2025

Footprints of Deep-Sea Mining

New Study Examines the Spread of Deep-Sea Mining Sediment Plumes

Drawing of a submarine cable, also showing the fibres inside the cable
04.03.2025

Monitoring the Ocean with Telecommunications Cables

Kick-Off for New Helmholtz Research Infrastructure SAFAtor

Overgrown and starfish-studded boxes on the seabed, with metal shells sticking out of one of them
26.02.2025

Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea

GEOMAR Study Detects Toxic Munitions Chemicals in Water Samples

The research vessel RRS JAMES COOK at sea
25.02.2025

Longest-runout undersea sediment flows analysed in unprecedented detail

Scientists unravel the dynamics of powerful deep-sea turbidity currents

View from the research vessel METEOR
21.02.2025

Where coastal upwelling and Saharan dust support marine life

Expedition “NowUP” investigates ocean-atmosphere dynamics off Northwest Africa

A research vessel with containers on board at sunset at sea
20.02.2025

New data for risk assessment of submarine landslides

Expedition SO310 investigates canyon systems at continental margins off New Zealand

A small aquatic amphipod in high magnification against a green background
19.02.2025

Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors

Study investigates the response of aquatic species to environmental stress factors

[Translate to English:] Visual #Zusammenland
18.02.2025

#Zusammenland - Vielfalt macht uns stark

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