News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only The new Polarstern: Contract for new German research icebreaker awarded thyssenkrupp Marine Systems will build the ship at its Wismar facilities and hand her over to the scientific community in 2030 Appreciation from the United Nations IOW's Baltic Sea long-term observation is officially part of the UN Oceans Decade Award for Hereon researcher Nils Christiansen Research on the impact of the expansion of renewable energies in the North Sea be honored with the Kurt Hartwig Siemers Award 2024 Deep-sea Research: “International Prize for Biology” goes to Senckenberg’s Angelika Brandt Senckenberg marine researcher Dr. Angelika Brandt will be awarded the 40th “International Prize for Biology” today in the presence of the Imperial Highnesses of Japan. How sulphur affects the carbon cycle of subtropical seagrass meadows Seagrass meadows have an important climate protection function due to their long-term carbon storage potential. An international research team has now been able to show that seagrass How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? The ocean naturally absorbs a quarter to a third of man-made CO2 emissions, but this process also leads to the acidification of seawater. Rapid surge in global warming mainly due to reduced planetary albedo Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, heatwaves at sea – 2023 set a number of alarming new records. Not too warm and not too cold – Finding the Goldilocks Zone of the Great Barrier Reef The environmental conditions that allowed the Great Barrier Reef to grow to its current size have been a scientific puzzle. Data Collection for Tsunami Early Warning Systems An international team of researchers has set off today aboard the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN to explore the Kolumbo volcanic chain, NE of Santorini in the South Aegean Sea. The Ocean Floor: A Deep Dive Researchers from Bremen and Oldenburg are working together on important issues for the future. They jointly applied for the Excellence Strategy Student training on Polarstern’s transit to the Antarctic This weekend, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from her homeport in Bremerhaven. Data collector on the seafloor New measuring node off Boknis Eck to be installed today Hereon names a very special ship The new Hereon research vessel, CORIOLIS, was officially named on November 18, 2024, at the Hitzler Shipyard in Lauenburg Of Tiny Organisms and their Giant Impact on the Ocean Susanne Neuer Receives Prof. Dr Petersen Foundation Excellence Professorship Key Recommendations for Improving Ocean Observation European Ocean Research Community Calls for Enhanced Monitoring and Coordination Previous 1 … 3 4 5 … 14 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.