– Pupils from northern Germany perform marine research in Cape Verde –

28.12.2011/Kiel, Mindelo. Shortly before Christmas, three pupils from Heikendorf near Kiel, Germany travelled to Cape Verde to study the ecosystem of the tropical Atlantic. The trip was part of the school projects of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Germany and the National Institute for...

– Oceanographers from Kiel retrieve climate archives from the Gulf of Sirte–

December 22, 2011/Kiel. How did modern man migrate from inner Africa to Europe and Asia more than 100,000 years ago? When answering this question the climatic history plays a decisive role. To study this question more precisely oceanographers from Kiel have recently taken samples from the seafloor in the...

– Earth scientists from Kiel examine the continental margins in the Strait of Messina–

Joint press release of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) and the Kiel Cluster of Excellence “The Future Ocean”

December 19, 2011/Kiel. From late December 2011 till Mid January 2012 earth scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) and from...

– Marine Biologists from Kiel demonstrate impact on fish larvae –

December 11, 2011 / Kiel. Fish stocks are not only threatened by over-fishing. An international research group led by the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) has now found evidence for potentially harmful effects the increasing acidification of the oceans may have on larvae of commercially important...

-Marine Biologist from Kiel was honoured with Germany’s most highly endowed research award-

08.12.2011/Kiel. Prof. Dr. Ulf Riebesell from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) was honoured with the Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation. For his research on the effects of global change on marine ecosystems Riebesell receives one of the most valuable...

– Reduction in oxygen in the tropical Atlantic Ocean limits the habitat of marlins & Co –

02.12.2011/Kiel/Halifax. Zones of open ocean waters containing little or no oxygen are growing. Scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences in Kiel (IFM-GEOMAR) in cooperation with colleagues from the USA, Great Britain and Canada, have now shown that this reduction in oxygen...

– Marine researchers from Kiel and Muenster publish study on the reaction of seagrasses to heat waves –

15.11.2011/Kiel. Climate change imposes stress on organisms. The global change is characterized by both the change in mean variables and the increase in extreme events and both are affecting organisms. What impact extreme events such as heat waves have on seagrasses is the focus...