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I was probably about thirteen years old. I wanted to put pasta into a pot of boiling water, when I suddenly stopped and stared at…

Hæ frá Ísafirði! We are Marlene and Julia, both from Germany and 24 years old, and together we are Team Iceland. Our adventure in this…

Hello dear readers! We are Rania and Mélanie, two 21 year old students studying geophysics at l’École et l’Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre in…

In the modern world, our awareness of the human impact on the environment is constantly rising – but there is still a lot left to…

This year’s Finnish GAME team is made up of two German students, Saskia and Florentin, who are studying at the universities of Tübingen and Stuttgart,…

Being a scientist involves more than just doing experiments, analyzing problems or sitting in front of the computer, staring at data – it’s also about…

Algae and other photosynthesising organisms in the ocean may often be tiny, but they play a major role in the Earth’s climate system. They use…

The earth is warming. The warming of the atmosphere would be even more pronounced if the ocean did not function as a gigantic climate buffer.…

The Ocean Science Centre Mindelo (OSCM) located on the Cabo Verdean Island São Vicente is an ideal base for both ocean and atmosphere research in…

Besides Australia, Indonesia and the USA provide the largest carbon storage potential with their coastal ecosystems, according to calculations by Christine Bertram (Kiel Institute, until…

The human-induced increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere continues. With well-known consequences: The climate is changing, extreme weather events are increasing in…

As a nat­ural sink for car­bon, the ocean is a cent­ral ele­ment of the Earth’s cli­mate sys­tem. The amount of car­bon re­moved from the sys­tem…

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting global warming are the top priorities of international climate policy. However, as emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are continuing…

Although the Atlantic is several thousand kilometres wide, the water masses in the west and east of this large ocean are closely connected. Off West…

Germany in the year 2050. The goal of a carbon dioxide-neutral life and economy has been achieved: Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen drastically, and unavoidable…

After two years of pandemic, it’s finally time to cast off: Several months of preparation and planning lie behind the participants of expedition MSM106 with…

270 authors from 67 countries have analysed thousands of scientific publications over more than three years to show how far climate change has already progressed,…

Our own lifestyles, unsustainable energy and land use, patterns of consumption and production have made it difficult for us to limit global warming as enshrined…

Press release of the Helmholtz Climate Initiative Based on current studies and interviews with experts, researchers from the Helmholtz Climate Initiative have developed a new…

While calcifying organisms like oysters and corals have difficulty forming their shells and skeletons in more acidic seawater, diatoms have been considered less susceptible to…

Upwelling areas are among the most productive marine areas in the world. They are not only significant for biodiversity, but also play a major role…

The ocean is also known as the planet’s blue lungs. It produces much of the oxygen we breathe. At the same time, it absorbs and…

Geological structures and, in particular, natural pathways of gases need to be understood precisely in order to assess the risk of deep drilling into the…

From the regional oxygen supply to impacting weather conditions: Ocean currents are important for life in the ocean as well as for the climate over…

Highlighting the importance of marine research for mitigating man-made climate change – this was the main focus of scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean…

– Joint press release of MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in…

– Joint press release of Helmholtz Centre Hereon and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel – Seas and the ocean are one of our…

The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and keeps the climate mild, is only part of a larger…

About 55 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean was born. Until then, Europe and America were connected. As the continents began to move apart, the…

Phytoplankton determine how much life the ocean is able to support and play a role in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, thereby regulating our climate.…

The ocean has so far stored large amounts of carbon dioxide emitted by humans, and excess heat that accumulates in the Earth system as a…

Continuous measurements of carbon dioxide are needed to track the effects of climate change on the ocean and to better assess potential future changes. So-called…

Located off the coast of West Africa, in an upwelling system of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, the Cape Verde Islands form the centre of one…

Heat and carbon are the primary factors influencing regional and global climate: The ocean absorbs huge amounts of heat, limiting the effects of global warming.…

Where an oceanic plate dips below a continental one, the risk of the planet’s most severe earthquakes and associated tsunamis is high. Such a subduction…

The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. It discharges about one fifth of global freshwater runoff, resulting in a freshwater plume rich…

In order to limit global climate change as laid down in the Paris Agreement, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) need to be cut drastically. In…

The ocean hosts more than 25 million volcanoes. Particularly striking are linear volcanic chains that end at oceanic islands like Hawaii and become older with…

An international team of scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), United States of America, Instituto…

The western flank of Anak Krakatau collapsed into the sea in December 2018. The resulting tsunami took the Indonesian coast completely by surprise, killing 430…