MARUM - Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften an der Universität Bremen
The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), used fossils to reconstruct global oceanic biodiversity... [mehr]
The Earth's Cenozoic Era began 66 million years ago with a bang – and with the last mass extinction event on Earth until now. The meteorite... [mehr]
Known as ‘ecosystem engineers’, cold-water corals play an important role in the species diversity of the deep sea. The coral species Lophelia... [mehr]
The last 2.6 million years are characterized by glacial cycles, a regular alternation of cold and warm periods. It is widely accepted that changes... [mehr]
For chief scientist Gerhard Bohrmann and his team it is not the first expedition to the Southern Ocean. The researchers have been studying... [mehr]
In the field of climate research, the last interglacial period, which occurred between about 128,000 and 116,000 years ago, is often used for... [mehr]
Africa plays a prominent role in human evolution, and is considered by researchers to be the cradle of humanity. In the mid-20th century... [mehr]
South Africa's ecosystems are affected by climate change as well as anthropogenic impacts such as land use change and industrial and agricultural... [mehr]
In contrast to tropical corals, which live in shallow waters bathed with light, cold-water corals are found in water depths of hundreds or even a... [mehr]
