The research vessel ALKOR in the Baltic Sea
14.10.2026
Expedition AL663 researching dumped munitions in collaboration with international partners
A portrait of the scientist Laura Wallace
09.10.2026
GEOMAR Helmholtz Distinguished Professor honoured for pioneering research on slow slip and plate-boundary deformation
View from the research vessel SONNE at sunset
05.10.2026
SONNE Expedition SO321-3 investigates basalt off the Canadian Pacific coast
Two fishing boats on the shore, with paint peeling off their hulls
01.10.2026
A combination of climate change, overfishing, and social change caused the herring population in the Sound to disappear in the Middle Ages

News

A research vessel at sea
27.11.2025

Science for Schools: Live broadcasts from research vessels

Launching with German and Danish participation

A large research vessel at sea
21.11.2025

Exploring the Links Between Climate and Volcanism

SONNE Expedition Along the Central American Volcanic Arc Sets Sail

Waves on the Sea
20.11.2025

Southern Ocean’s Heat Storage – a Possible Cause of Future ‘Heat Burps’

A modelling study shows how heat stored in the ocean could be released after centuries of global cooling

 Mesocosms (orange steel frames with transparent sheets and umbrella-like covers) float in a fjord with snow-capped mountains in the background.
17.11.2025

Marine scientists call for clear rules on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods

European Marine Board working group recommends harmonised standards for marine CDR approaches

Top view: waves rolling onto the beach, with the Ocean Pavilion logo above
07.11.2025

The Ocean’s Role at the UN Climate Conference

GEOMAR contributes to the Ocean Pavilion and signs the Belém Ocean Declaration

A group of four men and a women
05.11.2025

The Ocean: Guardian of Global Warming

Dr Karina von Schuckmann honoured with the Petersen Excellence Professorship

Manipulator arm at a black smoker
24.10.2025

A Highway for Iron in the Ocean

New study identifies hydrothermal vents as underestimated sources of important nutrients in the sea

Sunst over the Mediterranean sea
05.09.2025

What Climate Change Means for the Mediterranean Sea

GEOMAR Study Highlights Urgent Need for Action

Steffen Kutterolf watches the sea
15.08.2025

Study highlights the massive impact of large explosive volcanic eruptions on the underwater world

Discovery of a 200 meter thick layer of volcanic ash in the Aegean Sea laid down by submarine flows that traveled more than 140 km from the source volcano

doctoral prize winners
09.07.2025

Helmholtz Doctoral Prize for GEOMAR Researcher

Vanessa Stenvers among the award winners