Press releases

Below you find current press releases of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Reseach Kiel. Older press releases of GEOMAR and the predecessor  IFM-GEOMAR you find on the archive pages of the the years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 201120102009 and 2008.

Current press releases

Launching of an air pulse array.
15.07.2022

Using artificial waves to predict tsunamis

Seismic data can support natural hazard warning in the future

Installation of instrumentation
30.06.2022

Twenty years of ocean current observations for an improved understanding of climate variability

Data from one of the longest time series in the tropical Atlantic now publicly available

Measurements on the ship
23.06.2022

Gas eruption of the past helps to understand the ocean floor

Study investigates natural pathways of gases in the North Sea

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
31.05.2022

Getting a better understanding of the influence of eddies in the ocean

Last of three ship expeditions launched in upwelling area off West Africa

Jan Taucher at a mesocosm
24.05.2022

Decline of diatoms due to ocean acidification

Study shows unexpected negative impact by CO2 on important plankton group

[Translate to English:]
17.05.2022

Celebrating GEOMAR’s membership in the Helmholtz Association

Researchers from Kiel contribute a broad range of expertise on the “blue” ocean

Research at Raunefjord, Norway
17.05.2022

Using alkaline rock minerals to combat climate change

The OceanNETs project explores an approach for carbon dioxide removal in a Norwegian fjord

[Translate to English:] Award winner Lena Holtmanns and Dr. Uwe Krumme, representing Stefanie Haase
13.05.2022

Marine research honors the present and commemorates the past

The Annette Barthelt Foundation awards scientific prizes 2022

Microplastics
10.05.2022

Micro- and nanoplastics from the atmosphere pollute oceans

An international research team investigates the atmosphere as a relevant source of plastic pollution in water bodies in a recent study

cross-section cold-water coral
18.03.2022

Laser-sharp insights into calcification

High-resolution images help understand crucial processes

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