Dr. Véronique Garçon gave the third Marie Tharp Lecture for Ocean Research at GEOMAR and presented, among others, research on the navigation of turtles in the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the African continent. Photo: J. Steffen, GEOMAR
19.02.2014

Turtles in Transit

Dr. Véronique Garçon gives "Marie Tharp Lecture for Ocean Research" at GEOMAR

Fishery at the Baltic Sea. Kiel researchers show how hydrographic conditions influence the distribution of eggs and thus the development of important stocks. Photo credit: Maike Nicolai, GEOMAR
17.02.2014

Salt Stratification Determines the Fate of Fish Stocks in the Baltic Sea

Why management strategies must take into account regional conditions

Mussels of the genus Bathymodiolus on a black smoker in the area of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, photographed by the ROV KIEL 6000.
12.02.2014

Deep-Sea Organisms – Rare Life at GEOMAR

First-time cultivation of mussels from hydrothermal vents by Kiel marine biologists

Image of the Month: January 2014: Porpita porpita. Photo: GEOMAR,  U. Piatkowski
28.01.2014

Now online: Image of the Month

GEOMAR calendar images, plus supplemental information available at www.geomar.de/en/discover/

28.01.2014

Remember Darwin!

Evolutionary adaptation might alter species’ reactions to ocean acidification

The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world. Graphic: NOAA
24.01.2014

Keeping an Eye on the Indian Ocean

Scientists from all over Germany met at GEOMAR for a DFG roundtable discussion

Experts for blue marine biotechnology at GEOMAR. Photo: GEOMAR, A. Villwock
09.01.2014

Blue Biotechnology on the rise

2nd International Meeting "Marine Natural Products in the framework of Horizon 2020"

A major project for the coming years: the extension building on the former fish market in Kie. Photo: Staab Architekten
02.01.2014

A fruitful decade for marine research in Kiel

Successful merger of IfM and GEOMAR 10 years ago

Carbonate crusts at the observing site HYBIS at 385 metres water depth. For comparison: the white organisms in the right part of the picture have a length of about 15 cm.  Carbonates of this size require several 100 years to build-up. Source: GEOMAR.
02.01.2014

Methane Hydrates and Global Warming

Dissolution of hydrates off Svalbard caused by natural processes