Media Releases 2020

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Image of a vug within a carbonate vein in one of the rock cores investigated for microbiology. Photo: William Crawford and IODP

Mar 11, 2020

Microbes far beneath the ocean floor rely on recycling to survive

An international team of researchers has studied the survival mechanisms of microorganisms in rocks that nestle in the lower oceanic crust thousands of ...

In March, the research vessel SONNE will be sailing in the Indian Ocean. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Ratmeyer

Feb 25, 2020

Marine Expedition Sheds Light on the Interior of the Earth

On expedition SO 273, the Bremen diving robot MARUM-QUEST will be deployed in the Indian Ocean. The expedition is led by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Koepke (Leibniz ...

The research vessel SONNE in the port of Port Louis on Mauritius. From here the expedition SO 272 starts to the Kerguelen Plateau. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; T. Westerhold

Jan 15, 2020

A glimpse into deep ocean-floor structures

The objective of the upcoming expedition of the Research Vessel SONNE in January is a critical location for climate studies in the Indian Ocean. Dr. ...

The cruise is led by Ursula Röhl of MARUM (left) and Debbie Thomas of Texas A&M University (right). They are supported by the Expedition Project Manager Laurel Childress. Photo: SIEM offshore

Jan 6, 2020

Focus on Ancient Warm Climate Clues

Why did temperatures on Earth rise abruptly 56 million years ago? An expedition of the international ocean drilling program IODP is now sailing to the ...