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Exchanged views and answered questions from the audience: Marion Langenbach (Senatorische Behörde für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft), Lena Lankenau (bremenports GmbH & Co. KG), Prof. Dr. Ben Marzeion (University of Bremen), and Prof. Dr. Gudrun Massmann (University of Oldenburg). Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen; U. Prange

Apr 3, 2025

MARUM in dialog: How sea level rise affects Bremen

How are climate change, sea level rise and flood protection connected? Can we already see how the rise will affect Bremen? What do important economic ...

A sulphuric acid hydrothermal vents in 270 meters water depth at the Kermadec Arc in the Pacific, taken with the diving robot MARUM-QUEST during expedition SO253. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Mar 26, 2025

On the trail of metals in volcanic hydrothermal vents

A team from Germany, New Zealand and Canada set off today on an expedition north of New Zealand on board the German research vessel FS SONNE. Until 1 May, ...

Early Career Researchers of the DFG Priority Programme „Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs“ (SPP 2299) at their meeting at MARUM in March 2025. Photo: Larissa Roy

Mar 19, 2025

Young researchers strengthen their writing and grant application skills

For the third consecutive time, the DFG Priority Programme Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs (SPP 2299) successfully hosted its Early Career ...

Sebastian Meckel and his colleagues control the harbor test of the MARUM-Wave Glider while sitting in a rubber dinghy. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Mar 18, 2025

In the water: MARUM-OTTER and MARUM-Wave Glider complete harbor test

On 11 March, the MARUM research group for Marine Environmental Technology and Deepsea Engineering launched the unmanned surface vehicle (USV) MARUM-OTTER ...

March 8 is International Women's Day. Photo: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Mar 8, 2025

International Women's Day at MARUM: Visibility, equality and progress

On March 8th, International Women's Day is celebrated all over the world to honor social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and ...

So-called marine snow was a subject of research during the expedition. In order to study these organic and inorganic particles floating in the water column, the researchers need “marine snow catchers”, like the one seen here on board the research vessel. Photo: Florian Pohl, University of Bayreuth

Feb 6, 2025

Research in cloudy layers of water

In mid-January, 19 scientists boarded the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN in Las Palmas, Spain, to study the vertical and lateral transport of organic ...

Planktonic foraminifera are tiny marine organisms that are important for the marine ecosystem. In response to the increasing warming and acidification of the oceans, they are migrating deeper into the sea to preserve their populations. Photo: Sonia Chaabane & Julien Sulpis

Jan 27, 2025

Climate change restricts the habitat of microorganisms

If the ocean changes due to climate change, species have to react to this and adapt their habitat, usually migrating to cooler waters. However, migration ...

The dives of the ROV MARUM-SQUID can be followed live. Photo: MARUM – Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Jan 18, 2025

Live dive with MARUM-SQUID

An international team of scientists and technicians is currently off the coast of New Zealand to study cold-water corals.