Center for Marine Environmental Sciences

Media Releases 2016

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Dec 22, 2016

Manganese nodules as breeding ground for deep-sea octopuses

Biologists discover a new octopus species at more than 4000 metres depth that guard their eggs, likely for years prior to hatching, and a community which ... +

Dec 22, 2016

Research voyage to undersea volcanoes

Remotely operated vehicle MARUM-QUEST dives off the Newsealand coast +

Dec 11, 2016

New study shows impact of Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate change

Nov 28, 2016

Seep-carbonate lamination

On an expedition with the research vessel METEOR in the Arabian Sea in 2007, MARUM scientists discovered a well-laminated carbonate column off the coast of ... +

Oct 31, 2016

Mealtime for microbes: organic sulfur in the ocean

A new study reveals for the first time the amount of organic sulfur in the ocean, its important role in the marine sulfur cycle, and how little we still ... +

Oct 10, 2016

Search for the effects of the Chicxulub asteroid impact on life

International expedition to the Chicxulub impact crater +

The Bremen team on the expedition to the Nankai Trough off the coast of Japan: Dr. Susann Henkel, Prof. Dr. Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Co-Chief Dr. Verena Heuer, Bernhard Viehweger, and Dr. Florence Schubotz (from left) Photo: MARUM, University of Bremen; V. Dieka

Sep 8, 2016

How hot is too hot for Earth-style life?

International research mission to explore limits of life deep beneath the seafloor

Close-up, microscopic image of the foraminiferal species Pararotalia calcariformata on its algal substrate from Nachsholim National Park (Israel). The microalgae give the foraminifera a light brown color when they gleam through the calcite shells. Photo:

Sep 6, 2016

Tiny marine animals conquer Mediterranean beaches

Study shows: carbonate producers adapt to warmer waters