News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only Solution-oriented Ocean Research: Global Perspectives Key Insights from an International Experts’ Roundtable at UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) 2025, Nice Marine diseases: an underestimated threat to society and ecosystems Researchers at Kiel University have developed an expanded framework for assessing societal risk factors Offshore hydrogen production affects the North Sea Hereon study examines the effects of hydrogen production using offshore wind energy for the first time and offers environmentally friendly options for action Oyster reefs and mussel banks support sediment accumulation in the Wadden Sea Study shows that the vertical accumulation of sediment in local tidal flats can keep up with rising sea levels even in the future. Microplastics threaten resilience of Mediterranean corals New study reveals alarming levels of microplastic pollution in a remote, strictly protected coral habitat Plastic Credits May Worsen Plastic Problem Plastic credits are being promoted as an innovative way of addressing plastic pollution, but the credits could have exactly the opposite effect New Study: Significant Global Glacier Loss Inevitable If global temperatures rise by 2.7 degrees Celsius – in line with current climate policy – only a quarter of the glacier masses will be left. Oceans as Carbon Sinks: DFG Funds New Collaborative Research Center on Marine Sugars On May 28, 2025, the University of Greifswald and the University of Bremen received funding approval for the Transregional Collaborative Research Center (TRR) 420 “CONCENTRATE.” How climate change is altering the Arctic Ocean Polarstern expedition is off to the AWI-Hausgarten long-term observatory UN Ocean Conference in Nice: Contributions from ZMT From 9 to 13 June, Nice will become a hotspot for international politics and marine science Are there Stone Age megastructures on the Baltic Sea floor? Research project SEASCAPE starts with kick-off at the IOW Climate change: Fewer young people in Hamburg feel threatened Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon publishes study results on citizens' risk awareness of climate change Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton AWI researchers examine the impact of heatwaves on the German Bight ecosystem How marine plankton adapts to a changing world New study shows how marine plankton responds to changing ocean conditions using lipidomics and data science tools Why Europe’s Fisheries Management Needs a Rethink GEOMAR researchers identify systemic weaknesses in EU fisheries management and are calling for quotas to be set independently of national interests Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 48 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.