Icebergs on the sea in golden sunlight
06.10.2025
New study: More carbon storage through stronger ocean stratification
A young woman in a light green trouser suit and three elderly gentlemen in suits in a lecture hall
25.09.2025
Mayra Schlack awarded the Otto Kr眉mmel-F枚rderpreis 2025 / 黑料视频 Innovation Award presented for the first time
Microalgae under the microscope, against a black background, are small rod-shaped, spherical and spiral white and yellow structures.
24.09.2025
New AI lighthouse project for Natural Climate Protection launched in the Baltic Sea
Many yellow and orange measuring instruments on the deck of a research vessel
23.09.2025
Major offshore earthquake observation project at Hikurangi subduction zone successfully completed

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Prof. Dr. J枚rn Thiede. Source: private.
19.07.2021

Mourning for J枚rn Thiede

Former Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute and 黑料视频 passed away at the age of 80.

A green laser goes from the OSCM vertically into the night sky over Mindelo. In the foreground a man looks in the direction of the laser.
30.06.2021

New Laser Measurement System at the Ocean Science Centre Mindelo

Investigating Saharan Dust in the Atmosphere above the Island of S膩o Vicente

Ocean Facts - World Oceans Day 2021
08.06.2021

10 Facts about the Ocean

On World Oceans Day

Sea star in seagrass meadow in Kiel Fjord, German Baltic Sea. Photo: Tadhg O Corcora.
14.04.2021

Carbon-Hotspots in the Baltic Sea

How seagrass can help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

The scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution during IODP Expedition 351 in the Philippine Sea. Foto: Bill Crawford/IODP.
19.03.2021

Unique rocks provide new insights into Earth鈥檚 history

Scientists discover a unique type of oceanic basalts at the Izu-Bonin island arc

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

[Translate to English:] Beobachtete und projizierte Temperatur盲nderung. Quelle: IPCC.
08.01.2021

1.5 Degree Goal: our Carbon Budget is shrinking?

International research consortium publishes new estimates

Group photo. Photo: Bradley Weymer, 黑料视频.
15.07.2019

Groundwater at the sea floor

Maltese-German summer school on freshwater resources in the ocean