News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only Plastic Credits May Worsen Plastic Problem Plastic credits are being promoted as an innovative way of addressing plastic pollution, but the credits could have exactly the opposite effect New Study: Significant Global Glacier Loss Inevitable If global temperatures rise by 2.7 degrees Celsius – in line with current climate policy – only a quarter of the glacier masses will be left. Oceans as Carbon Sinks: DFG Funds New Collaborative Research Center on Marine Sugars On May 28, 2025, the University of Greifswald and the University of Bremen received funding approval for the Transregional Collaborative Research Center (TRR) 420 “CONCENTRATE.” How climate change is altering the Arctic Ocean Polarstern expedition is off to the AWI-Hausgarten long-term observatory UN Ocean Conference in Nice: Contributions from ZMT From 9 to 13 June, Nice will become a hotspot for international politics and marine science Are there Stone Age megastructures on the Baltic Sea floor? Research project SEASCAPE starts with kick-off at the IOW Climate change: Fewer young people in Hamburg feel threatened Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon publishes study results on citizens' risk awareness of climate change Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton AWI researchers examine the impact of heatwaves on the German Bight ecosystem How marine plankton adapts to a changing world New study shows how marine plankton responds to changing ocean conditions using lipidomics and data science tools Why Europe’s Fisheries Management Needs a Rethink GEOMAR researchers identify systemic weaknesses in EU fisheries management and are calling for quotas to be set independently of national interests Research project investigates freshened water under the ocean floor Start of an international expedition off the coast of New England Estate turns out to be a treasure trove – unknown material on Alfred von Tirpitz discovered at the DSM Previously unknown material relating to Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz has been discovered in the archives of the DSM Small-Scale, Big Impact New Insights to Marine Biodiversity around the Cape Verde Islands Diving robot enables complex measurements and analyses Telepresence allows researchers on land to be integrated via a video stream. Rising temperatures lead to unexpectedly rapid carbon release from soils How sensitively does organic carbon stored in soils react to changes in temperature and humidity? Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 43 Next Share this page Newsletter Always up to date with the DAM newsletter. (German only) Subscribe Our Sponsors The federal government and the governments of the five northern German states support the current development and sponsor the DAM.