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![An octopus approaches a coral grown on basalt fragments in a water depth of 900 meters, recorded with the remotely operated vehicle MARUM-QUEST. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen An octopus approaches a coral grown on basalt fragments in a water depth of 900 meters, recorded with the remotely operated vehicle MARUM-QUEST. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen](../Binaries/Binary22638/M128-Basalt-Oktopus-MARUM.400.jpg)
Research Mission Investigates the Ocean as a Carbon Store
![The new brochure provides facts and background information on surveying the Atlantic circulation. Photo: KDM/DKK The new brochure provides facts and background information on surveying the Atlantic circulation. Photo: KDM/DKK](../Binaries/Binary22559/Ausschnitt-Broschu-re-web.400.jpg)
Measuring the Atlantic circulation
![The samples studied come from a core recovered by researchers in Morocco's Lake Tislit. Photo: Rachid Cheddadi, University of Montpellier The samples studied come from a core recovered by researchers in Morocco's Lake Tislit. Photo: Rachid Cheddadi, University of Montpellier](../Binaries/Binary22323/Kern-Tislit-web.400.jpg)
Using fossil plant molecules to track down the Green Sahara
![The basis for GLOMAP is data obtained from deep-sea sediment cores. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp The basis for GLOMAP is data obtained from deep-sea sediment cores. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp](../Binaries/Binary22174/VD1-2445-web.400.jpg)
New world map of sea-surface temperature and sea-ice extent during the Last Glacial Maximum
![Icebreaker Oden on the Arctic Ocean. Credits: Lars Lehnert, SPRS Icebreaker Oden on the Arctic Ocean. Credits: Lars Lehnert, SPRS](../Binaries/Binary21918/Icebreaker-Oden-Lars-Lehnert-SPRS-web.400.jpg)
ArcOP – A novel scientific ocean drilling expedition to explore Arctic Ocean paleoceanography and climate
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Jan 11, 2023
New transfer office at MARUM
In dialog with politics and society, MARUM generates science-based recommendations for action for a sustainable approach to the ocean.
+![Altered ocean circulation in the Indian Ocean could lead to more and stronger flood events in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean and drought and dry periods in the western part of the Indian Ocean. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences Altered ocean circulation in the Indian Ocean could lead to more and stronger flood events in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean and drought and dry periods in the western part of the Indian Ocean. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences](../Binaries/Binary24989/Foto-PM-MARUM-Monsun-neu-web.400.jpg)
Jan 5, 2023
Changing ocean circulation intensifies extreme events in the Indian Ocean
Dry regions experience more drought events, wet regions more precipitation: In a new study, researchers from the U.S., Germany and China have investigated ...
+![Serpentinite mud extruding from a gravity corer barrel. Photo: Walter Menapace Serpentinite mud extruding from a gravity corer barrel. Photo: Walter Menapace](../Binaries/Binary24996/Serpentinite-mud-extruding-from-a-gravity-corer-barrel-web.400.jpg)
Jan 5, 2023
Voyage to the Mariana Trench – Podcast with Walter Menapace
In the new Podcast episode “Ans Meer”, produced by German Radio station Bremen 2, scientist Dr. Walter Menapace talks about his recent expedition with the ...
+![For the study, the team used data collected by the IODP drilling program and its predecessors over more than 50 years. For this, marine sediments from 81 sites were analyzed to calculate organic carbon deposition rates. Graphic: Mark Torres, Rice Universi For the study, the team used data collected by the IODP drilling program and its predecessors over more than 50 years. For this, marine sediments from 81 sites were analyzed to calculate organic carbon deposition rates. Graphic: Mark Torres, Rice Universi](../Binaries/Binary24988/Locations-MARUM-Nature-OrganicCarbon.400.jpg)
Jan 4, 2023
New method helps understand the global organic carbon cycle
Researchers from the USA, the UK and Bremen have used a new method to calculate the rate at which organic carbon was sequestered in marine sediments during ...
+![Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Photo: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Photo: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology](../Binaries/Binary24966/IMG-5837-smaller-web.400.jpg)
Dec 26, 2022
Slime for the climate, delivered by brown algae
Brown algae take up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and release parts of the carbon contained therein back into the environment in mucous ...
+![Foraminifera under the microscope, taken during an expedition with the research vessel SONNE. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen Foraminifera under the microscope, taken during an expedition with the research vessel SONNE. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen](../Binaries/Binary24963/Forams-Microscope-MARUM-web.400.jpg)
Dec 22, 2022
Colonization of microorganisms from the ocean floor into the water column
Planktonic foraminifera are key to understanding and deciphering past climate. They live and lived in the water column, but their origins are unclear. In a ...
+![Snow in front of the MARUM building Snow in front of the MARUM building](../Binaries/Binary24941/130125-MARUM-winter-960x540.400.jpg)
Dec 21, 2022
Winter Holidays
The GLOMAR team will be on a winter break between 21 December 2022 and 6 January 2023
+![A MARUM expedition led researchers to Disko Bay in Greenland in the fall of 2022. The National Committee for Polar Research plans and coordinates the polar activities of German universities. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Univer A MARUM expedition led researchers to Disko Bay in Greenland in the fall of 2022. The National Committee for Polar Research plans and coordinates the polar activities of German universities. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Univer](../Binaries/Binary24937/SCAR-MARUM-VDiekamp-web.400.jpg)
Dec 15, 2022
DFG appoints Monika Rhein as Chair of the National Committee for Polar Research
The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – DFG) has reappointed MARUM's deputy director, Prof. Dr. Monika Rhein, as chair of the ...
+![The visitors from NSF and DFG took the opportunity and also toured the dry construction site of the new Center for Deep-Sea Research, which is being built in the direct vicinity of MARUM. There will be another reefer hall for drill cores. They were accomp The visitors from NSF and DFG took the opportunity and also toured the dry construction site of the new Center for Deep-Sea Research, which is being built in the direct vicinity of MARUM. There will be another reefer hall for drill cores. They were accomp](../Binaries/Binary24926/VD5-4120s-web.400.jpg)
Dec 8, 2022
Research funders visit MARUM
More than 164 kilometers of deep-sea cores retrieved during the scientific ocean drilling programs, currently IODP, from 97 expeditions are currently ...
+![A laser coupled to a mass spectrometer helps Dr. Lars Wörmer (right) and Prof. Kai-Uwe Hinrichs decipher the lipid biomarkers in each millimeter-wide layer. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp A laser coupled to a mass spectrometer helps Dr. Lars Wörmer (right) and Prof. Kai-Uwe Hinrichs decipher the lipid biomarkers in each millimeter-wide layer. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; V. Diekamp](../Binaries/Binary24886/Nature-Cariacobecken-MARUM-web1.400.jpg)
Nov 30, 2022
Climate archives under the magnifying glass
How is the weather changing as a consequence of global warming? Climate archives provide valuable glimpses into past climate changes, especially into the ...
+![PhD defence of Victoria Kürzinger PhD defence of Victoria Kürzinger](../Binaries/Binary24815/PhD-Defence-Kuerzinger-Victoria-web.400.jpg)
Nov 25, 2022
PhD Defence of Victoria Kürzinger
25 November 2022
16.15 hrs.
GEO building, room 1550
+![Announcement of Friederike's PhD Defence Announcement of Friederike's PhD Defence](../Binaries/Binary24797/PhD-Defence-Grimmer-Friederike-web.400.jpg)
Nov 25, 2022
PhD Defence of Friederike Grimmer
25 November 2022
15.00 hrs.
MARUM I, room 2070 and online via Zoom
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