Archive 2024

A ship on a blue sea, in the background the coast with a volcano
13.02.2024

Diving down to the base of the Etna volcano

METEOR Expedition M198 explores flank instability

A research vessel with a dark blue hull and white superstructure at sea
09.02.2024

With camera systems, nets and a deep-sea Robot on an Ocean Discovery Journey

International expedition MSM126 sets sail to explore deep-sea habitats around Madeira

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

Small fishing boats on the water with palm trees and houses on land in the background.
26.01.2024

How waves and mixing drive coastal upwelling systems

GEOMAR study provides new insights into productivity off the coast of Angola

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

A ship is moored at the pier in the morning fog.
24.01.2024

Spontaneous winter expedition collects unique environmental data

Ad-hoc measurement campaign follows flood wave down the Elbe to the North Sea

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

Jennifer Morawiecki, David Keller, Anja Engel, Christa Marandino, Peter Linke, Julie LaRoche, Toste Tanhua, Katja Matthes, Katja Fennel, Matt Hebb (Vize-Präsident Dalhousie), Ute Hentschel-Humeida
16.01.2024

Strengthening trans-Atlantic ties

A delegation of Dalhousie University visited GEOMAR

A ship in the evening sun off the coast
15.01.2024

Evidence of one of the largest submarine explosive eruptions ever recorded in the Aegean Sea

Volcanic field around ancestral Santorini more explosive than previously thought