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Viruses in Polar Oceans follow Rhythms of the Sea

New study reveals seasonally shifting virus communities in the Arctic, and similarity to the Antarctic

31.07.2025 · GEOMAR
New publication: Data mining reveals biodiversity in the deep biosphere

Oceans are home to millions of microbes – some of which are already known for their functions in ocean and ocean floor ecosystems.

17.07.2025 · MARUM
How offshore wind farms have a positive impact on the fish world: New insights into the fish community in wind farms in Germany

At the foot of the offshore wind farms in the German Bight, newly composed fish communities are forming.

15.07.2025 · THÜNEN
Illuminated Sugars Reveal How Microbes Feed on the Ocean’s Carbon Stores

Sugars are essential for life in the ocean, but some resist breakdown even by the hungriest marine microbes.

10.07.2025 · MPI-MM
“Shrinking” Cod: How Humans have altered the Genetic Make-Up of Fish

Study reveals: Overfishing has left measurable marks in the genome of baltic cod

26.06.2025 · GEOMAR
Protecting the beauty of the world’s reef fish communities

An international research team led by the University of North Carolina Wilmingtonwith the participation of the ZMT has taken a close look at reefs worldwide to find out where the fish communities are that appear most beautiful to the human eye

19.06.2025 · ZMT
Krill fishing in the Antarctic: overlaps with consequences

Acoustic data reveal when and where fishing vessels compete with whales and penguins for krill in the Southern Ocean – and what this entails for the ecosystem

16.06.2025 · AWI
Scientific expertise for the Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan

The state government of Schleswig-Holstein appoints representatives from DAM member institutions to the scientific advisory board, including DAM Chairman Joachim Harms

14.06.2025 · DAM
What helps the climate is not automatically good for the ocean

GEOMAR study analyses the impact of marine carbon dioxide removal methods on global ocean oxygen levels

13.06.2025 · GEOMAR
Marine diseases: an underestimated threat to society and ecosystems

Researchers at Kiel University have developed an expanded framework for assessing societal risk factors

11.06.2025 · CAU
Microplastics threaten resilience of Mediterranean corals

New study reveals alarming levels of microplastic pollution in a remote, strictly protected coral habitat

05.06.2025 · FZK
Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton

AWI researchers examine the impact of heatwaves on the German Bight ecosystem

23.05.2025 · AWI
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

22.05.2025 · MARUM
Small-Scale, Big Impact

New Insights to Marine Biodiversity around the Cape Verde Islands

20.05.2025 · GEOMAR
Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize)

International Award for Teaching, Research, and Applied Nature Conservation

24.04.2025 · SAM

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Viruses in Polar Oceans follow Rhythms of the Sea

New publication: Data mining reveals biodiversity in the deep biosphere

How offshore wind farms have a positive impact on the fish world: New insights into the fish community in wind farms in Germany

Illuminated Sugars Reveal How Microbes Feed on the Ocean’s Carbon Stores

“Shrinking” Cod: How Humans have altered the Genetic Make-Up of Fish

Protecting the beauty of the world’s reef fish communities

Krill fishing in the Antarctic: overlaps with consequences

Scientific expertise for the Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan

What helps the climate is not automatically good for the ocean

Marine diseases: an underestimated threat to society and ecosystems

Microplastics threaten resilience of Mediterranean corals

Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton

How marine plankton adapts to a changing world

Small-Scale, Big Impact

Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize)

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All press releases and news from the DAM

Viruses in Polar Oceans follow Rhythms of the Sea

New publication: Data mining reveals biodiversity in the deep biosphere

How offshore wind farms have a positive impact on the fish world: New insights into the fish community in wind farms in Germany

Il­lu­min­ated Sug­ars Re­veal How Mi­crobes Feed on the Ocean’s Car­bon Stores

“Shrinking” Cod: How Humans have altered the Genetic Make-Up of Fish

Protecting the beauty of the world’s reef fish communities

Krill fishing in the Antarctic: overlaps with consequences

Scientific expertise for the Baltic Sea Protection Action Plan

What helps the climate is not automatically good for the ocean

Marine diseases: an underestimated threat to society and ecosystems

Microplastics threaten resilience of Mediterranean corals

Marine heatwaves pose problems for coastal plankton

How marine plankton adapts to a changing world

Small-Scale, Big Impact

Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize)

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Illuminated Sugars Reveal How Microbes Feed on the Ocean’s Carbon Stores