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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
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
Ships, data, talents

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

09.12.2025 · DAM
Together for the Baltic Sea

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

27.11.2025 · DAM
Sea level rise threatens North Sea coast

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

21.11.2025 · HEREON
Southern Ocean’s Heat Storage – a Possible Cause of Future ‘Heat Burps’

A modelling study shows how heat stored in the ocean could be released after centuries of global cooling

20.11.2025 · GEOMAR
Marine scientists call for clear rules on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods

European Marine Board working group recommends harmonised standards for marine CDR approaches

17.11.2025 · GEOMAR
How to Make Model Experiments on the Atlantic Overturning Circulation More Realistic

Melting ice in the Arctic is causing an increasing amount of freshwater to enter the North Atlantic, which is expected to result in a weakening of the Atlantic overturning circulation.

11.11.2025 · MPI-M
The Ocean’s Role at the UN Climate Conference

GEOMAR contributes to the Ocean Pavilion and signs the Belém Ocean Declaration

10.11.2025 · GEOMAR
Major new project studies how the Greenland ice sheet responds to shrinking top layer “sponge”

The ice sheet in Greenland faces many changes and one of them is hiding in plain sight - the snowy layer covering most of its surface.

06.11.2025 · AWI
The Ocean: Guardian of Global Warming

Dr Karina von Schuckmann honoured with the Petersen Excellence Professorship

05.11.2025 · GEOMAR
The greenhouse gas trapped in the Black Sea

Understanding nitrous oxide turnover in the suboxic zone of the Black Sea

05.11.2025 · MPI-MM

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Swinging Abyss

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?

Ships, data, talents

Together for the Baltic Sea

Sea level rise threatens North Sea coast

Southern Ocean’s Heat Storage – a Possible Cause of Future ‘Heat Burps’

Marine scientists call for clear rules on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods

How to Make Model Experiments on the Atlantic Overturning Circulation More Realistic

The Ocean’s Role at the UN Climate Conference

Major new project studies how the Greenland ice sheet responds to shrinking top layer “sponge”

The Ocean: Guardian of Global Warming

The greenhouse gas trapped in the Black Sea

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All press releases and news from the DAM

Swinging Abyss

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?

Ships, data, talents

Together for the Baltic Sea

Sea level rise threatens North Sea coast

Southern Ocean’s Heat Storage – a Possible Cause of Future ‘Heat Burps’

Marine scientists call for clear rules on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods

How to Make Model Experiments on the Atlantic Overturning Circulation More Realistic

The Ocean’s Role at the UN Climate Conference

Major new project studies how the Greenland ice sheet responds to shrinking top layer “sponge”

The Ocean: Guardian of Global Warming

The green­house gas trapped in the Black Sea

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The greenhouse gas trapped in the Black Sea