© Sina Ettmer | AdobeStock News All press releases and news from the DAM All news All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage All Strategy Groups FFO Marine Social & Cultural Sciences Mineral resources Ocean circulation and climate DAM news only New Study Provides Empirical Evidence of Human Influence on Regional Climate Change Climate change is affecting the entire planet—and yet different regions are warming at different rates Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animals A new study provides unexpected insights into how biodegradable PHA plastics are broken down in nature. 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 Cyclone clusters in the Arctic reduce sea ice and threaten coastlines Rapid series of low-pressure systems can cause weather conditions under which the ice can only hardly recover. How Climate Fluctuations Influence Volcanism at Mid-Ocean Ridges SONNE expedition SO321 investigates sediments and volcanic glass from the seabded Reading ecosystems like a book AI method reveals hidden patterns in microbial communities in the Warnow How the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool Shapes Rainfall Patterns Over Millennia What happens in the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool does not stay there. Amidst the waves and wind turbines A special research expedition recently took a team from Oldenburg to a stretch of sea north of Heligoland New Project Brings Hydrogen to Passenger Ships Researchers develop metal hydride storage for energy supply in ports A new observing system for the Southern Ocean The EU is funding the SYNCHRONY project, involving 27 international partners The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked AWI researchers have, for the first time, been able to measure how much carbon from thawing soils remains in the Ocean Microorganisms actively shape the ocean floor Hot fluids rising from Earth's interior have been driving mineral formation on the ocean floor for millions of years 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. Hereon takes on a leadership role in the ocean program DITTO UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission confirms new co-leadership of the “Digital Twins of the Ocean” program through 2030 BEACONSplus New €6 million Horizon Europe project to build climate resilience in coastal communities across the Atlantic Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 59 Next Share this page DAM-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.