News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only New study on natural oil seeps in the deep sea What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers have investigated the composition of dissolved organic matter in detail. When bacteria regulate the jellyfish reproduction Researchers at Kiel University demonstrate the key role of the microbiome in the life cycle of the moon jellyfish Marine litter: what biodegradable plastics can do to solve the problem For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. Lowest levels on record for Arctic winter sea ice The maximum extent of Arctic winter sea ice is well below the long-term average, with mean March levels at a record low Storing CO₂ Beneath the German North Sea? GEOSTOR Research Consortium Publishes Interim Report Scientists provide insights into the geological, technical, ecological, and legal dimensions of offshore CO₂ storage, contributing to the CCS debate in Germany Why not every saltwater inflow benefits the Baltic Sea equally New study by Kiel University: Major saltwater inflows differ in their nature and thus affect respective oxygen supply to the Baltic Sea A Deep-sea Octopus is the “Mollusk of the Year 2025” The Muusoctopus octopus came out on top in the public online poll All Aboard for the Third “Floating University” Master's students from West Africa to study and research aboard the POLARSTERN New Podcast “Life in the Deep Biosphere” Explores Secrets of the Ocean Floor What happens under extreme conditions on the ocean floor? What role does the ocean floor play in the global carbon cycle? New boost for ecosystem-based fisheries management GEOMAR and Federal Agency for Nature Conservation sign cooperation agreement After 7000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life On the trail of metals in volcanic hydrothermal vents The DRILL-BROTHERS research project is investigating the complex magmatic, hydrothermal and microbiological processes of the submarine Brothers volcano in the southern Kermadec island arc Ocean Eddies – the Food Trucks of the Sea Study reveals for the first time the lipidome composition of mesoscale eddies and their precise role in nutrient transport and the carbon cycle Deep-Sea Biology of the Cape Verde Islands Expedition M209 investigates biodiversity and foodwebs from the water column to the sea floor Key to Managing Legacy Munitions in the Baltic Sea Expedition AL628 investigates suspected sites in German and Danish waters Previous 1 … 9 10 11 … 50 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.