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During the research cruise HE 578, the pathways and fate of microplastics in northern European waters are being investigated. The photo shows Dr. Gerard Versteegh, AWI, and colleagues checking a sampling device before use. Photo: MARUM/ K. Zonneveld

Jun 16, 2021

Research cruise explores microplastics

From June 4 to July 9, an expedition is taking place as part of the international project "FACTS - Fluxes and Fate of Microplastics in Northern European ...

At the hands-on station, the focus is on a very current chemical topic, namely ocean acidification.

Jun 14, 2021

“Explore Science"-program is online

For the third time, the Klaus Tschira Foundation invites you to "Explore Science" in the Bürgerpark. For three days, from September 16 to 18, everything ...

Climate researchers have compiled facts on climate change - including on glacier melt and rising sea levels. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

Jun 10, 2021

Facts about climate change: What science knows today

Six organizations from the field of climate research and science-based climate communication - German Climate Consortium, German Meteorological Society, ...

Jun 4, 2021

MARUM at the Open Campus Week

"Open worlds – Share knowledge" is the motto of the Open Campus Week, which starts on Monday, June 7. Until Friday, each day will be dedicated to one main ...

Sub-sampling of core sediments collected from the ocean floor for microscopic studies. Because the organisms that are being investigated are very tiny, a “toothpick” sample is usually enough for this kind of analysis. Photo: Nina Rooks Cast

May 27, 2021

Phytoplankton contributes to CO2 reduction

A study of marine sediments from the Indian Ocean highlights the key role of marine phytoplankton in the global carbon cycle. Dr. Deborah Tangunan, who ...

The basis for GLOMAP is data obtained from deep-sea sediment cores. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp

Apr 13, 2021

New world map of sea-surface temperature and sea-ice extent during the Last Glacial Maximum

Researchers use maps to visualize their data. Using paleodata from the international MARGO project ("Multiproxy Approach for the Reconstruction of the ...

Research vessel Kaimei. Credits © JAMSTEC

Mar 11, 2021

Tracking past earthquakes along the Japan Trench

Japan is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of special interest in earthquake research. The range of possible earthquake magnitudes and ...

The sample material from the deep biosphere that was analyzed for the study came, among others, from the IODP Expedition 329 with the research drilling ship JOIDES RESOLUTION. Here, the ship is moored in the harbor of Papeete, Tahiti, before the start of

Mar 2, 2021

Microbes deep beneath seafloor survive on byproducts of radioactive process

In a process called radiolysis, water is broken down into its component parts by ionizing radiation. In wet sediment and rock, this natural process ...