News All press releases and news from the DAM Topics All Topics Biodiversity Climate Change Management Pollution Research Structure Usage DAM news only How sulphur affects the carbon cycle of subtropical seagrass meadows Seagrass meadows have an important climate protection function due to their long-term carbon storage potential. An international research team has now been able to show that seagrass How do marine food webs respond to increasing alkalinity? The ocean naturally absorbs a quarter to a third of man-made CO2 emissions, but this process also leads to the acidification of seawater. Rapid surge in global warming mainly due to reduced planetary albedo Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, heatwaves at sea – 2023 set a number of alarming new records. Not too warm and not too cold – Finding the Goldilocks Zone of the Great Barrier Reef The environmental conditions that allowed the Great Barrier Reef to grow to its current size have been a scientific puzzle. Data Collection for Tsunami Early Warning Systems An international team of researchers has set off today aboard the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN to explore the Kolumbo volcanic chain, NE of Santorini in the South Aegean Sea. The Ocean Floor: A Deep Dive Researchers from Bremen and Oldenburg are working together on important issues for the future. They jointly applied for the Excellence Strategy Student training on Polarstern’s transit to the Antarctic This weekend, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from her homeport in Bremerhaven. Data collector on the seafloor New measuring node off Boknis Eck to be installed today Hereon names a very special ship The new Hereon research vessel, CORIOLIS, was officially named on November 18, 2024, at the Hitzler Shipyard in Lauenburg Of Tiny Organisms and their Giant Impact on the Ocean Susanne Neuer Receives Prof. Dr Petersen Foundation Excellence Professorship Key Recommendations for Improving Ocean Observation European Ocean Research Community Calls for Enhanced Monitoring and Coordination From Africa to Australia: Tracking the Isotopes Expedition SO308 Investigates Trace Elements and Isotopes in the Indian Ocean New Method for Measuring Luminescence Lifetime Offers Breakthrough in Scientific Imaging This allows to record oxygen dynamics with much higher temporal and spatial precision. A New Chapter in the Study of Plate Tectonics METEOR cruise M204 is the second of six planned TRANSFORMERS expeditions. Outstanding Look into the Depths: 2024 Senckenberg Prizes Go to Marine Researchers During the 13th Senckenberg Night, Prof. Dr. Lisa Levin will be honored in the category of Nature Research; Dr. Enric Sala will be awarded the prize in the category of Commitment to Nature Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 11 Next Share this page Newsletter Always up to date with the DAM newsletter. (German only) Subscribe Our Sponsors The federal government and the governments of the five northern German states support the current development and sponsor the DAM.