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Swinging Abyss

Oxygen isotopes data enable researchers to look far back into the geologic past and reconstruct the climate of the past.

07.01.2026 · MARUM
Organic carbon in a submarine pressure cooker

Researchers reveal unexpected processes for high hydrogen production in hydrothermal systems

06.01.2026 · MARUM
How a heat wave in 2003 has changed the North Atlantic until today

Extreme events change the ecology of oceans abruptly

02.01.2026 · THÜNEN
Better Understand the Volcanic System Around Santorini

An international research team set sail today on the research vessel METEOR to gain new insights into the volcanic system off the Greek island group of Santorini.

17.12.2025 · GEOMAR
How do corals feed?

New study reports that the contribution of heterotrophic food intake to energy production in corals has so far often been significantly underestimated.

16.12.2025 · ZMT
How can the environmental health of the Baltic Sea be improved?

Like all marine ecosystems, the Baltic Sea plays a vital role in regulating the climate and supporting coastal life. It absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2), provides food and oxygen, and shapes the quality of life for communities in the region.

15.12.2025 · GEOMAR
Festive Christmas Dinner: Only ‘Good Fish’ on the Table

For many people, fish is a Christmas tradition. Unfortunately, ‘good fish’ is becoming increasingly rare, as overfishing, habitat destruction and high bycatch rates make it increasingly difficult to make sustainable choices when shopping.

12.12.2025 · GEOMAR
Urea: The Hidden Fuel for Ocean Microbes

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen cycling.

11.12.2025 · MPI-MM
Ships, data, talents

New overviews of German marine research on the DAM information portal Ocean Online

09.12.2025 · DAM
Team investigates significance of newly discovered hydrothermal fields off the island of Milos

New study reports the discovery of a remarkably extensive hydrothermal vent field identified during the METEOR expedition M192

01.12.2025 · MARUM
Continuation of the DAM

The Joint Science Conference (GWK) extends the DAM's funding agreement in order to prepare for its continuation.

01.12.2025 · DAM
Together for the Baltic Sea

DAM parliamentary evening in Schwerin under the motto “Sea Future”

27.11.2025 · DAM
Taste of the ocean: a comparison of five edible seaweeds

Researchers at the ZMT and the University of Bremen have studied the nutritional value of seaweed

27.11.2025 · ZMT
Hidden gems of the abyss: New Deep-Sea Coral Found Living on Nodules Targeted for Mining

Scientists discover first hard-coral species attached to polymetallic nodules in the eastern Pacific ocean

24.11.2025 · SAM
Sea level rise threatens North Sea coast

New Hereon study shows: Too little sand deposition in the German Wadden Sea

21.11.2025 · HEREON

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Swinging Abyss

Organic carbon in a submarine pressure cooker

How a heat wave in 2003 has changed the North Atlantic until today

Better Understand the Volcanic System Around Santorini

How do corals feed?

How can the environmental health of the Baltic Sea be improved?

Festive Christmas Dinner: Only ‘Good Fish’ on the Table

Urea: The Hidden Fuel for Ocean Microbes

Ships, data, talents

Team investigates significance of newly discovered hydrothermal fields off the island of Milos

Continuation of the DAM

Together for the Baltic Sea

Taste of the ocean: a comparison of five edible seaweeds

Hidden gems of the abyss: New Deep-Sea Coral Found Living on Nodules Targeted for Mining

Sea level rise threatens North Sea coast

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All press releases and news from the DAM

Swinging Abyss

Organic carbon in a submarine pressure cooker

How a heat wave in 2003 has changed the North Atlantic until today

Better Understand the Volcanic System Around Santorini

How do corals feed?

How can the environmental health of the Baltic Sea be improved?

Festive Christmas Dinner: Only ‘Good Fish’ on the Table

Urea: The Hid­den Fuel for Ocean Mi­crobes

Ships, data, talents

Team investigates significance of newly discovered hydrothermal fields off the island of Milos

Continuation of the DAM

Together for the Baltic Sea

Taste of the ocean: a comparison of five edible seaweeds

Hidden gems of the abyss: New Deep-Sea Coral Found Living on Nodules Targeted for Mining

Sea level rise threatens North Sea coast

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Urea: The Hidden Fuel for Ocean Microbes