Remotely operated vehicle MARUM-QUEST for the first time in Antarctic waters
For chief scientist Gerhard Bohrmann and his team it is not the first expedition to the Southern Ocean. The researchers have been studying... [mehr]
MARUM - Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften an der Universität Bremen
ERC Starting Grant for researching sea-level changes
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]
Evolution and climate change in Southeast Africa
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]
BMBF funds joint project TRACES
South Africa's ecosystems are affected by climate change as well as anthropogenic impacts such as land use change and industrial and agricultural... [mehr]
Gigantic submarine cold-water coral mounds
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]
Study: Pulsating dissolution found in crystals
When German researchers zoomed in to the nanometer scale on time-lapse images of dissolving crystals, they found a surprise: Dissolution happened... [mehr]
Nutrient surplus causes the oceans to suffocate
In whole Earth’s history, geologists distinguish five mass extinction events that were particularly severe. The Devonian mass extinction event... [mehr]