GPS equipped electronic drifters, affectionately called „Eddies“ by ICBM Research Group Marine Sensors staff, shall help to investigate the…

In Germany, the Ocean Plastics Lab may be visited until 29 October on the river Spree near the Reichstag building. Berlin is the sixth stop of the…

This year, Dr. Maren Striebel is one of two laureates awarded the „Prize for excellent Research“, sponsored by the University Society Oldenburg (UGO)…

On 1 October, the head of ICBM research group Paleoecology, Prof. Dr. Heribert Cypionka, retired after 26 years at the University of Oldenburg. Since…

Rising water temperatures bear an increasing risk for pathogenic germs in marine environments. The German-French project ENVICOPAS, headed by Gunnar…

The former member of the ICBM research group Marine Geochemistry, Dr. Anika Pohlabeln, was recently awarded the renowned Paul Crutzen Prize.…

The oceans contain huge amounts of carbon, originating from the degradation of living organisms and their excretions. The structure of these carbon…

Some small blue copepods in the nutrient rich thin layer at marine surfaces apparently protect themselves against sun and visibility by predators by…

German famous children’s TV programme „Broadcast with the Mouse“ visited ICBM this week. On a story around marine litter, video shooting took place…

Big success for German biodiversity scientists: The scientific project DynaCom, chaired by the head of ICBM research group Planktology and founding…