A group of people during a field trip
26.04.2024
MarDATA project week develops digital innovations for Cabo Verde
Round rock on the seabed
18.04.2024
GEOMAR contributes to International Research Project on Volcanic Systems
Junge Forscherinnen im Labor mit Probe einer Alge
16.04.2024
GAME 2024 begins its experiments in eight countries with significant support from the Klaus Tschira Foundation
Dr. Toste Tanhua, Sigrid Keiser, Professor Dr. Arne Körtzinger, Direktorin Professorin Dr. Katja Matthes, Dr. Björn Fiedler, Tobias Hahn. Nicht im Bild: Dr. David Keller, Dr. Ulrike Heine
16.04.2024
GEOMAR presented major research projects at the 2024 United Nations Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona

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Harbour Seal Kielius
06.03.2024

On the death of harbour seal Kielius

The GEOMAR Aquarium mourns the loss of its most prominent inhabitant

Mesokosmen an der Kieler Förde
04.03.2024

Storing carbon dioxide with the help of the ocean – but safely

GEOMAR research provides important information for political decisions

The mesocosms are set up at the pier in front of the Kiel Aquarium for the experiment in the context of the Ocean AlkAlign project.
19.02.2024

The ocean as ally in climate protection: How does ocean alkalinity enhancement affect marine life?

Multi-week experiment of the international research project Ocean Alk-Align starts in Kiel

Ice sample with sediment. Photo: Marcus Gutjahr, GEOMAR
01.02.2024

Kiel researchers gain new knowledge on ice loss in the Antarctic

At the first call of the German research icebreaker POLARSTERN in Australia, chief scientist Dr. Marcus Gutjahr from GEOMAR hands over to Professor Dr. Sebastian Krastel from Kiel University

sail drone
01.02.2024

Improving the European ocean observing and forecasting system

Legacy Report of the EuroSea project unveils transformative impact

Posidonia oceanica
26.01.2024

Use it or lose it: How seagrasses conquered the sea

Gene analyses revealing the capacity of marine flowering plants to exist under changing environmental conditions provide clues for the conservation and sustainable use of important ecosystems

Storm tide on the Elbe. The joint project ElbeXtreme investigates the effects of extreme events on ecosystem services in the Elbe estuary. Photo: Maike Nicolai, GEOMAR
23.01.2024

Understanding extreme marine events and natural hazards in Europe

GEOMAR coordinates two joint projects of the now launched third research mission of the German Marine Research Alliance and participates in two others

Übergabe der Nachwuchspreise der Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen-Stiftung.
15.12.2023

Fostering excellent early-career research

Prof. Dr Werner Petersen Foundation awards prizes for very good doctoral theses and outstanding commitment to knowledge transfer as well as exchange scholarships

Two zooplankton species
08.12.2023

Adapting to hypoxia: Zooplankton influence the efficiency of the biological carbon pump in the Humboldt Current off Peru

New study sheds light on the role of ecological adaptations in the marine carbon cycle

A red deep-sea jellyfish
21.11.2023

Deep-sea mining and warming trigger stress in a midwater jellyfish

New study led by GEOMAR provides insight into the effects of sediment plumes