The marine researcher Prof. Dr. Jörg-Olaf Wolff passed away unexpectedly on 20 August at the age of 64.

Satellite remote sensing can be used to observe nutrient limitations in the ocean and to understand how these limitations affect the productivity of…

Tiny plastic particles can be found in the air over the oceans even far away from the coast. According to a new study, microplastics are not only…

Our oceans have a central function for the global climate. They store greenhouse gases and heat, can transport them thousands of kilometers, and…

The local loss of species may often be underestimated. A new biodiversity study by Lucie Kuczynski and Helmut Hillebrand shows that species richness…

Photo and Art Exhibition from 14 April 2023 to 25 May 2023 in the Schlaues Haus in Oldenburg. Vernissage: 14 April 2023, 1 PM

On 4 April, young scientists met on the Wechloy campus of the University of Oldenburg for the ICBM's 6th Postgraduate Symposium. A total of 45…

Dr Jessika Füßel is the first ICBM researcher to be on board the research schooner TARA of the French Fondation Tara Océan.

At the parliamentary evening of the Deutsche Allianz Meeresforschung (DAM - the German Marine Research Alliance) in Hanover, the participants…

Last Friday, students and staff of Faculty V, including members of the ICBM, gathered on the university's sports field in Wechloy to show their…

The PhD student in the ICBM working groups 'Biology of Geological Processes' and 'Processes and Sensing of Marine Interfaces' Adenike Adenaya is one…

DOM is organic material dissolved in seawater - containing mostly carbon, but also nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and other elements - that is smaller than…

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…