Current press releases

Atlantic waves roll powerfully onto a sandy beach
20.05.2025

Small-Scale, Big Impact: New Insights to Marine Biodiversity around the Cape Verde Islands

New study links comprehensive interdisciplinary datasets with small-scale physical ocean processes

Room filled with people
15.05.2025

Cellular foundations of symbioses

CRC 1182 international symposium

Corals
15.05.2025

New Coral Gardens and Hydrothermal Vents Found in the Icy Depths of the Remote South Sandwich Islands

An Ocean Census Flagship expedition and GoSouth team of scientists found suspected new species, discovered one of the island chain’s shallowest hydrothermal vents, and explored the deepest trench in the Southern Ocean.

A dead fish lies at the beach
05.05.2025

Artificial oxygen supply in coastal waters: A hope with risks

Researchers warn: Technical measures are no substitute for reducing nutrients and protecting the climate

Forschungsschiff SONNE
02.05.2025

How do calderas form on island arc volcanoes and what impact do they have?

Expedition SO312 investigates structure and hydrothermal activity at Brothers Volcano off New Zealand

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30.04.2025

Looking into the Past to Understand the Climate Future

Prof. Dr Ying Cui is a Humboldt Fellow at ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ

Divers under water cleaning huge plasic tubes
29.04.2025

Hard-to-Avoid Emissions: Limited Potential for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal in Germany’s Seas

New Study reveals Feasibility Limits in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea

Ship at sea
24.04.2025

Trawling-induced sediment resuspension reduces CO2 uptake

ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ study investigates the impact of sediment resuspension induced by trawling and other natural processes in Kiel Bight

 A rocky structure under water where many small colourful fish swim
11.04.2025

Preserving and Using the Deep Sea: Scientists Call for More Knowledge to Enable Sustainable Management

Scientific report on deep-sea research sees 2025 as a decisive year for ocean health

[Translate to English:] Infografik CO2-Speicherung in Sandsteinformationen in der deutschen Nordsee
03.04.2025

Storing COâ‚‚ Beneath the German North Sea? GEOSTOR Research Consortium Publishes Interim Report

Scientists provide insights into the geological, technical, ecological, and legal dimensions of offshore COâ‚‚ storage, contributing to the CCS debate in Germany

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