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

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

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24.10.2025

A Highway for Iron in the Ocean

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

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