Map of the coast of New England and the surrounding seas
04.02.2026
International team provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers
Screenshot of a website showing a section of coastline from the air
02.02.2026
New online platform makes CDR approaches transparent and comparable
On board the METEOR, a scientist cuts through a rock sample with a circular saw. She wears ear protection and a face shield.
29.01.2026
How a shifting plate boundary and hot mantle material formed one of the largest canyons in the ocean
Wave. It has white foam. On the sea.
20.01.2026
Slower renewal of deep waters may signal climate change

News

A large research vessel at sea, photographed from above at an angle
13.08.2025

A Journey to the Origins of the Seafloor

Expedition SO314 investigates how sea-level change affects crust formation beneath the ocean

A ship's captain on the bridge with two women in trouser suits beside him, one looking through binoculars.
10.08.2025

Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär visits GEOMAR

Key research areas and the new research vessel METEOR IV in focus

racing yacht in front of the city skyline
04.08.2025

From Ocean Dome to Open Ship

GEOMAR presents a diverse programme as partner of The Ocean Race Europe

An iceberg on the sea
31.07.2025

Viruses in Polar Oceans follow Rhythms of the Sea

New study reveals seasonally shifting virus communities in the Arctic, and similarity to the Antarctic

Offshore wind turbines
23.07.2025

Green hydrogen from the ocean

New research project on hydrogen production at offshore wind farms

 A scuba diver in front of a BlueDOT sensor
11.07.2025

Employing divers to fill a data gap

Citizen Science project BlueDOT aims to monitor Mediterranean temperatures

Boote vor dem Meer
11.07.2025

German-African Cooperation to Protect the Marine Ecosystem

GEOMAR and partner institutions from West Africa have been collaborating and conducting research at a scientific hotspot for more than 20 years

Cross-section of the ocean with ammunition and ship. You can also see the beach.
10.07.2025

Removing Munitions from the Sea for Good

Project CAMMera: Methods for Large-Scale Ammunition Clearance

doctoral prize winners
09.07.2025

Helmholtz Doctoral Prize for GEOMAR Researcher

Vanessa Stenvers among the award winners

Sample with seaweed in which microplastic particles have become entangled
01.07.2025

From Kiel to Apenrade and back: On the Trail of Plastic

ALKOR expedition AL635 investigates micro- and nanoplastics in the German-Danish coastal region