Scientists on the Malizia Explorer
09.07.2026
Research sailing vessel investigates seagrass and phytoplankton
Waveglider in front of Cape Town
06.07.2026
International WHIRLS field campaign investigates small-scale processes and their significance for climate and ecosystems
Three people – two women in summer clothes and a man in uniform – are standing in front of a research vessel in the harbour. The gangway has been lowered.
24.06.2026
Experiencing research, shaping the future: pupils learn about scientific work on a research vessel
Big research vessel at sea
19.06.2026
SONNE Cruise SO320/2 Investigates the Age and Formation of Hess Rise

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A view over the railing of a research vessel towards a research instrument (CTD-rosette)
28.04.2026

Novel Approach unpicks Iron Chemistry in the South Pacific Ocean

Organic matter diversity determines how much iron is available for marine life

A young man with a dark beard is standing in a research setting with silver-coloured tanks
24.04.2026

Sea Urchins: A Mother’s Gift

Plastid-derived structures help sea urchin development and disperse

A group of people on a roof terrace, four women and five men
21.04.2026

Scientific Advisory Board meets at GEOMAR

Strategic decisions shaping the future of ocean research

Lecture by Dr. Jens Greinert
14.04.2026

Roadmap for Munition Recovery

Schleswig-Holstein prepares for large-scale recovery of legacy munitions

Ten people of colour wearing bright orange life jackets on a blue boat
10.04.2026

Climate research in Kenya

GEOMAR contributes to the first African experiment in a global inter-comparison study on ocean alkalinity enhancement

Bright green, purple and dark blue dots on a black background
07.04.2026

How microbes survive in the plastisphere

A Helmholtz research team is investigating a new ecosystem on plastic particles in the oceans.

A three-dimensional map of mountains rising out of the sea
01.04.2026

Alchemy in the Earth’s Mantle

Why Subduction Zones act as the Earth’s “Gold Kitchens”

Map of the oceanographic moorings in the Atlantic managed by GEOMAR, showing the currents of warm surface water and cold deep water associated with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Graphic: Christoph Kersten/GEOMAR, Background: GEBCO
30.03.2026

Plankton Bloom in the Labrador Sea

Research expedition MSM142 investigates dynamics in the subpolar North Atlantic

A man in a purple shirt and suit jacket turns on a large red tap
26.03.2026

Fresh Seawater for Research

Seawater pipeline officially inaugurated at GEOMAR

A man stands by a rust-red balustrade, the silhouette of a city visible in the distance behind him.
25.03.2026

On the Spectrum between Rock and Water

Geologist Prof. Dr Oliver Nebel is the new Professor of Geochemistry at GEOMAR