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Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animals

A new study provides unexpected insights into how biodegradable PHA plastics are broken down in nature.

13.08.2026 · MPI-MM
Research Cruise to Study Harmful Algal Blooms in the Baltic Sea Launched

On August 13, 2026, the research vessel “Elisabeth Mann Borgese” departed from Rostock on Expedition EMB401

13.08.2026 · IOW
From Outcast to Option: Carbon Capture and Storage Makes a Comeback

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is regaining prominence in climate policy debates in Germany.

28.07.2026 · RIFS
How is Antarctica affected by human activity?

Hereon coordinates research on environmental pollution in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica

23.07.2026 · HEREON
Natural Shields Against Mercury

Hereon study: Feeding habits of marine sponges may reduce the accumulation of toxic mercury in fish

25.06.2026 · HEREON
Changing Marine Lightscapes

Greifswald Researchers Bring Legal Perspective to an Underestimated Environmental Problem

11.06.2026 · UG
Is the sea still healthy?

A researcher from the DSM has published her first article in the United Nations’ World Ocean Assessment Report.

10.06.2026 · DSM
IOW research uses AI and drones to improve early warning systems for Vibrio bacteria in the Baltic Sea

The presence of the marine bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which is potentially dangerous to humans, can now be predicted up to five weeks in advance in the Baltic Sea using AI

28.05.2026 · IOW
Recommendations to Curb Marine Pollution in European Seas

In its Zero Pollution Action Plan the EU sets out a long-term vision to achieve a pollution-free environment by 2030

04.05.2026 · RIFS
Roadmap for Munition Recovery

Schleswig-Holstein prepares for large-scale recovery of legacy munitions

14.04.2026 · GEOMAR
Future Box Oceans available again

The educational offer from Futurium and DAM provides a playful glimpse into a sustainable future with the oceans.

29.01.2026 · DAM
Dredging sand and silt has consequences for the North Sea

For the first time, Hereon researchers determine the extent of dredging activities on the coast

21.01.2026 · HEREON
Organic carbon in a submarine pressure cooker

Researchers reveal unexpected processes for high hydrogen production in hydrothermal systems

06.01.2026 · MARUM
Together for the Baltic Sea

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

27.11.2025 · DAM
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

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Nature’s ori­ginal bioplastic is food for an­im­als

Research Cruise to Study Harmful Algal Blooms in the Baltic Sea Launched

From Outcast to Option: Carbon Capture and Storage Makes a Comeback

How is Antarctica affected by human activity?

Natural Shields Against Mercury

Changing Marine Lightscapes

Is the sea still healthy?

IOW research uses AI and drones to improve early warning systems for Vibrio bacteria in the Baltic Sea

Recommendations to Curb Marine Pollution in European Seas

Roadmap for Munition Recovery

Future Box Oceans available again

Dredging sand and silt has consequences for the North Sea

Organic carbon in a submarine pressure cooker

Together for the Baltic Sea

Marine scientists call for clear rules on Carbon Dioxide Removal methods

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Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animals