Ice floes on blue water in a fjord. Mountains in the background.
16.07.2024
MERIAN expedition MSM130 investigates meltwater runoff from Greenland glaciers, the loss of Arctic sea ice and the interfaces of ice, ocean and…
Meer und Himmel nach dem Sonnenuntergang
15.07.2024
Current study involving GEOMAR calls for aquatic oxygen loss to be recognised as another Planetary Boundary
Plankton
09.07.2024
Research network DynaSym investigates relationships in plankton communities
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier trägt sich bei seinem Besuch am GEOMAR ins Gästebuch ein. Rechts: GEOMAR-Direktorin Professorin Dr. Katja Matthes, links Daniel Günther, Ministerpräsident des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, und Frank Spiekermann, Verwaltungsdirektor des GEOMAR.
02.07.2024
The head of state learnt about outstanding research and school programmes

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Deployment of a plankton net from research vessel ALKOR during a fisheries biology expedition in the Baltic Sea.
22.03.2024

Towards a healthier Baltic Sea

GEOMAR statement on the new Baltic Sea protection plan

Die Kieler Geographin Silja Klepp (m.) war kürzlich als Dozentin im WASCAL-Masterprogramm „Klimawandel und Meereswissenschaften“ an der Universidade Técnica do Altantico (UTA) im kapverdischen Mindelo. Die 13 Studierenden der aktuellen Kohorte erfuhren mehr über das Thema Umweltgerechtigkeit.
14.03.2024

Communicating global environmental justice at eye level

Kiel’s human geographer Silja Klepp taught in Cabo Verde as part of the WASCAL programme for West African master's students

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