Archive 2021

Visualization AUV POSEIDON
05.02.2021

POSEIDON to conduct research under water in the future

GEOMAR plans new underwater vehicle with funds from the sale of RV POSEIDON

 Woman with red hard hat and clipboard in hand squats on a ship deck in front of a device.
01.02.2021

How dangerous are coastal and ocean island volcanoes?

GEOMAR scientist Dr. Morelia Urlaub received a prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council to study volcanic flank collapses

Co-author Anne Osborne and her colleague Simon Jost work on a sediment core aboard the RV PELAGIA. Photo: W. Brückmann/GEOMAR
29.01.2021

Past river activity in northern Africa reveals multiple Sahara greenings

Sediment cores provide a glimpse into the past of one of the most arid regions on earth

The invasive red seaweed Agarophyton vermiculophyllum at the collection site in California. Photo: S. Krueger-Hadfield
22.01.2021

Flexibility favours invasions

- Why picky seaweeds are poor invaders -

Three men and two women stand with distances in the foyer of GEOMAR at Düsternbrooker Weg
22.01.2021

Chamber of Industry and Commerce awards two GEOMAR trainees as best in Schleswig-Holstein

All GEOMAR’s chemistry laboratory assistant trainees achieve very good marks in their final exam

Pure culture of the red yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa isolated from deep-sea sediment samples of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Photo: L. Büdenbender, GEOMAR.
20.01.2021

On the trail of active ingredients from marine yeasts

Red yeast from deep-sea sediment shows anticancer and antibacterial properties

Schematic diagram of the workflow from the discovery of a marine substance to the development of a new drug. From Sigward et al.
13.01.2021

Call for action to explore marine biological resources for discovery of new medicines

International team appeals for long-term financial support and strategy to study the potential of marine organisms as life-saving pharmaceuticals

Groundwater seepage during a spring tide at Wailupe Beach Park beach on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Photo: Jenny Bernier.
13.01.2021

Groundwater influences the chemistry of the ocean

Study corrects previous view about element transport into the sea

World map with different sized blue circles along all continental margins. The blue circles indicate offshore groundwater deposits.
13.01.2021

Will drinking water soon come from the seabed?

New overview study shows potential of global offshore groundwater resources