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- On the trail of plastic
The ALKOR expedition AL635 led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research started in the western Baltic Sea, in the German-Danish border area. The aim of the expedition is to systematically reco... - The industrial potential of extremophilic microorganisms
XTREAM is a new international research project that will study resilient microorganisms from extreme environments to harness their properties for applications in medicine, pharmaceuticals, agricult...
- Seagrass leaves shows high antibiotic potential against marine and human pathogens
Seagrass meadows are not only nurseries for fish, coastal protectors and CO2 reservoirs, they are also very effective in reducing the load of pathogens in the surrounding seawater. Scientists o... - How Climate Change Impacts Contaminants in the Sea
Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium occur naturally in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities such as industry and agriculture contribute significan... - Hydrothermal Mercury - the natural story of a contaminant
An international team of researchers including the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has produced the first global estimate of mercury emissions from hydrothermal sources at mid-ocean...
- When the ocean becomes a source of carbon dioxide
With a Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros, the European Research Council (ERC) will fund the work of climate researcher Dr Ivy Frenger from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel o...
- Red yeast from deep-sea sediment shows anticancer and antibacterial properties
Numerous natural products are awaiting discovery in all kinds of natural habitats. Especially microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi are able to produce diverse natural products with high biomedi...
- Seabed as a long-term deposit for plastic
Marine scientists from Kiel have examined whether and how quickly bacteria deplete plastic bags in the sediment of the seabed. The study shows that classic carrier bags made of polyethylene and bio...