In-situ sampling carried out on an expedition and subsequent measurements shed new light on the downward flux of microplastics from the ocean surface…

Human-induced climate change has already had a major impact on Earth's biodiversity. The habitat of many species – including those in the oceans – Is…

Evolutionary ecologist and coral expert Prof. Dr Iliana Baums has been appointed to a joint professorship in Marine Conservation at the Institute for…

The meltwater from glaciers carries thousands of tiny rock fragments into the sea. Using a special camera, researchers at the University of Oldenburg…

Part of the university is located directly at the Jade Bay in Wilhelmshaven: the Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)…

When oil is released into the sea, it is not always the result of an oil spill. There are naturally occurring hydrocarbon seeps on the seafloor where…

A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags…

For the first time since whaling was banned, a team of researchers and filmmakers has documented large groups of fin whales in the Southern Ocean. The…

Data from cold water corals point to changes in the global ocean circulation system during the last glacial period, an international team led by…

The ICBM is taking part at the Night of Science in Wilhelmshaven! On 24 June 2022, eleven scientific institutions and associations will present…

Dr Sinikka Lennartz has been appointed Junior Professor of Biogeochemical Ocean Modelling at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine…

Flies, mosquitoes, dust and even microplastics – spider webs capture whatever travels through the air. ICBM scientists have now for the first time…

The uppermost layer of the oceans is a very special but as yet little explored part of the planet. Less than a millimetre thick, this surface layer…

Hydrothermal vents on the seafloor are home to some unusual communities. The galatheid squat lobster species Munidopsis alvisca is among the organisms…

Seagrasses belong to the flowering plants and are the only ones of this plant group that can grow in the sea. To explore these fascinating ecosystems,…

Prof. Dr. A. Murat Eren has been appointed to a joint professorship in Ecosystem Data Science at the Institute for the Chemistry and Biology of the…

At first glance, the open ocean seems to be a uniform habitat: Water as far as the eye can see. A research team from the Universities of Oldenburg and…

Hamlets are dwellers of Caribbean coral reefs, where they exhibit a stunning diversity of colours and patterns. In a newly published article in the…

Shungudzemwoyo Garaba does research at the Wilhelmshaven-based research group Marine Sensor Systems at ICBM. In doing so, he is particularly…

Volcanism probably triggered a period of global cooling that caused one of the most severe mass extinctions in Earth history. A new study by Jack…