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Unique concept for observing Arctic sea ice successfully implemented

CONTRASTS expedition with the research icebreaker Polarstern, explored different types of sea ice in parallel

08.09.2025 · AWI
Structures of methane-activating enzyme in elusive archaea

New research reveals structures of the methane-converting enzyme Methyl-coenzyme M reductases (MCR) in unprecedented detail.

08.09.2025 · MPI-MM
What Climate Change Means for the Mediterranean Sea

GEOMAR Study Highlights Urgent Need for Action

05.09.2025 · GEOMAR
The origin of species: Tropical reef fish pose a puzzle for researchers

In a new study an international research team challenges traditional ideas about how new animal species form.

05.09.2025 · ZMT
Life-Hostile Processes on the Seafloor

Expedition EMB374 investigates oxygen-depleted zones in the southwestern Baltic Sea

04.09.2025 · GEOMAR
Coastal Research Forum: From mussel beds to offshore energy

Coastal Research Centre invites discussion on sustainable coastal strategies

04.09.2025 · FZK
From Greenhouse Gas to Carbonate beneath the Seafloor

Expedition MSM140 investigates CO₂ storage potential in marine basalt formations off Norway

03.09.2025 · GEOMAR
How permafrost thaw diminishes the remaining carbon budget

Keeping global warming below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels requires future carbon emissions to remain below a certain level

03.09.2025 · MPI-M
The ocean carbon sink is ailing

Measurements show: Oceans absorbed significantly less CO2 than expected during the unprecedented marine heatwave of 2023

02.09.2025 · AWI
Research into the effects of biological pollutants in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

The 492nd cruise of the Walther Herwig III is dedicated to investigating the biological effects of pollutants in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

29.08.2025 · THÜNEN
50 years of the German Maritime Museum – Full speed ahead into the future

Since its opening in 1975, the research museum has been a central location for research, collection, and communication of maritime worlds.

27.08.2025 · DSM
Fossil Find in Syria: Unknown Sea Turtle Discovered

First newly described fossil vertebrate species from Syria

15.08.2025 · SAM
Lake on the 79°N Glacier is splitting the ice – leaving permanent changes

A new AWI study shows that an approximately 21 square kilometre meltwater lake has caused gigantic cracks in the ice and that the water flowing off is lifting the glacier

14.08.2025 · AWI
The ‘deep root’ of the Anthropocene

Impact of agricultural activities on soil erosion earlier than thought

14.08.2025 · MARUM
A Journey to the Origins of the Seafloor

Expedition SO314 investigates how sea-level change affects crust formation beneath the ocean

13.08.2025 · GEOMAR

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Unique concept for observing Arctic sea ice successfully implemented

Structures of methane-activating enzyme in elusive archaea

What Climate Change Means for the Mediterranean Sea

The origin of species: Tropical reef fish pose a puzzle for researchers

Life-Hostile Processes on the Seafloor

Coastal Research Forum: From mussel beds to offshore energy

From Greenhouse Gas to Carbonate beneath the Seafloor

How permafrost thaw diminishes the remaining carbon budget

The ocean carbon sink is ailing

Research into the effects of biological pollutants in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

50 years of the German Maritime Museum – Full speed ahead into the future

Fossil Find in Syria: Unknown Sea Turtle Discovered

Lake on the 79°N Glacier is splitting the ice – leaving permanent changes

The ‘deep root’ of the Anthropocene

A Journey to the Origins of the Seafloor

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All press releases and news from the DAM

Unique concept for observing Arctic sea ice successfully implemented

Struc­tures of meth­ane-ac­tiv­at­ing en­zyme in elu­sive ar­chaea

What Climate Change Means for the Mediterranean Sea

The origin of species: Tropical reef fish pose a puzzle for researchers

Life-Hostile Processes on the Seafloor

Coastal Research Forum: From mussel beds to offshore energy

From Greenhouse Gas to Carbonate beneath the Seafloor

How permafrost thaw diminishes the remaining carbon budget

The ocean carbon sink is ailing

Research into the effects of biological pollutants in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

50 years of the German Maritime Museum – Full speed ahead into the future

Fossil Find in Syria: Unknown Sea Turtle Discovered

Lake on the 79°N Glacier is splitting the ice – leaving permanent changes

The ‘deep root’ of the Anthropocene

A Journey to the Origins of the Seafloor

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Structures of methane-activating enzyme in elusive archaea