Current press releases

Offshore wind turbines
23.07.2025

Green hydrogen from the ocean

New research project on hydrogen production at offshore wind farms

Cross-section of the ocean with ammunition and ship. You can also see the beach.
10.07.2025

Removing Munitions from the Sea for Good

Project CAMMera: Methods for Large-Scale Ammunition Clearance

Sample with seaweed in which microplastic particles have become entangled
01.07.2025

From Kiel to Apenrade and back: On the Trail of Plastic

ALKOR expedition AL635 investigates micro- and nanoplastics in the German-Danish coastal region

A ship with a blue hull
27.06.2025

Celebrating 50 years of service to marine research

The research vessel LITTORINA celebrates its anniversary

 A young woman with Asian features stands on board a ship wearing orange waders and holds a small fish up to the camera
25.06.2025

“Shrinking” Cod: How Humans have altered the Genetic Make-Up of Fish

Study reveals: Overfishing has left measurable marks in the genome of baltic cod

Many small plastic particles float in a glass
25.06.2025

AI to Uncover Marine Enzymes with Transformative Potential

The interdisciplinary project AI MareExplore launches at GEOMAR

Underwater photo of a large rusty metal cylinder
18.06.2025

International and interdisciplinary: Expert gathering on the topic of ammunition in the sea

GEOMAR is Lead Scientific Partner of Kiel Munition Clearance Week 2025

Diagram showing the various mCDR methods and their effects on the oxygen content in the ocean
13.06.2025

What helps the climate is not automatically good for the ocean

GEOMAR study analyses the impact of marine carbon dioxide removal methods on global ocean oxygen levels

[Translate to English:] Forschungsschiff METEOR
07.06.2025

UN Ocean Conference, 9–13 June 2025, Nice

GEOMAR will participate with two side events on the research vessel METEOR