Steep slopes drop down to the sea, with many white houses built close together on the edge
04.02.2025
MULTI-MAREX Deploys Measurement Instruments on the Seafloor
in a delicate white sponge on a reddish stem against a black background
04.02.2025
Research Project XTREAM Investigates the Industrial Potential of Extremophilic Microorganisms
Red birds with long beaks sit in the dense green of the mangrove forest
29.01.2025
New study highlights the role of mangrove systems in global biogeochemical cycles
White plastic bowls in water basins filled with sand, in which individual stalks of seaweed grow
24.01.2025
New major project investigates potential of seagrass meadows as carbon sinks

News

Schematic diagram of the workflow from the discovery of a marine substance to the development of a new drug. From Sigward et al.
13.01.2021

Call for action to explore marine biological resources for discovery of new medicines

International team appeals for long-term financial support and strategy to study the potential of marine organisms as life-saving pharmaceuticals

Groundwater seepage during a spring tide at Wailupe Beach Park beach on Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Photo: Jenny Bernier.
13.01.2021

Groundwater influences the chemistry of the ocean

Study corrects previous view about element transport into the sea

World map with different sized blue circles along all continental margins. The blue circles indicate offshore groundwater deposits.
13.01.2021

Will drinking water soon come from the seabed?

New overview study shows potential of global offshore groundwater resources

[Translate to English:] Beobachtete und projizierte Temperaturänderung. Quelle: IPCC.
08.01.2021

1.5 Degree Goal: our Carbon Budget is shrinking?

International research consortium publishes new estimates

Group photo. Photo: Bradley Weymer, 91̽»¨.
15.07.2019

Groundwater at the sea floor

Maltese-German summer school on freshwater resources in the ocean

The attendees of the groundwater-workshops at 91̽»¨. Photo: Jan Steffen/91̽»¨
18.06.2019

New approaches to explore submarine groundwater reservoirs

Workshop at 91̽»¨ discusses opportunities and risks of newly discovered fresh water resources

Members and guests of the GOOS Steering Committee at 91̽»¨. Photo: J. Steffen, 91̽»¨.
03.05.2019

Urgent Demands for Ocean Observations and Services

The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) held its Steering Committee meeting at 91̽»¨

Commercial trawling (left) and catches of elasmobranch (right) outside and inside of protected areas. Graphics: M. Dureuil, Dalhousie Univ.
20.12.2018

Marine Protected Areas not safe

Bottom trawling endangers many species

On the last day of the OceanDeoxygenation conference, Prof. Dr. Andreas Oschlies, spokesperson of the SFB754, presents the 'Kiel Declaration'. Photo: Waldimir Haase/91̽»¨
07.09.2018

Urgent appeal for more marine and climate protection

Marine scientists publish "Kiel Declaration"