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 Krümmel-Förderpreis 2025 / ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ 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

News

Fire department extinguishes fire
15.09.2022

Update on the fire during roof work on the ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ extension building

Information after the fire of September 13, 2022

Fire on the roof of the ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ extension building
13.09.2022

Fire during roof work damages ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ extension building

According to initial information, a craftsman was slightly injured

View at sunset from the research vessel SONNE
13.09.2022

Gaining a better understanding of earthquakes and potential risks

Research expedition SONNE294 investigates precise processes in earthquake-relevant zone off the U.S. West Coast.

Group picture
02.09.2022

Ocean health in focus at 2nd International Ocean Health Symposium

More than 100 international experts discuss marine health with a focus on the impact of marine pathogens on ecosystems and society

Overview over the lithothek
16.08.2022

"Our World is the Ocean"

ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Open Day at the "Ahoy Eastern Shore" Festival

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

ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ-scientists at the UN Ocean Conference
07.07.2022

ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ advocates for strong marine protection at UN Ocean Conference 2022

The institute puts the focus on the importance of marine research for the climate

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

Group photo of the participants of the  annual Topic 6 Symposium
28.06.2022

Topic 6 annual meeting focuses on networking

Symposium of the Helmholtz PoF IV research program works on comprehensive understanding of the ocean ecosystem

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