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Strait of Gibraltar from ESA’s Sentinel-3A Photo: Copernicus Sentinel data (2016)

New study on megafloods in the Mediterranean Sea

Aug 19, 2022

A new study by the Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen ...

The observatory off the USA west coast. Photo: OOI / UW / ROPOS / NSF

Expedition for the maintenance of the OOI observatory

Aug 12, 2022

The VISIONS 22 expedition with MARUM involvement with the Research Vessel THOMAS G THOMPSON (TN407) is underway to conduct maintenance and repairs on the ...

Caption: Over millennia, several variables influence how much solar radiation reaches the Earth. These include eccentricity (the elliptical deviation of the Earth around the Sun), obliquity (tilt of the Earth's axis), and precession. This means that the E

Has the temperature puzzle of this warm period been solved?

Aug 2, 2022

Has the climate steadily warmed over the past 10,000 years, or was there a major warm period 10,000 to 6,000 years ago? This problem is an important ...

A small brine pond about ten square meters in size at a water depth of 1,800 meters. It is located about 50 meters west of the main basin. Microbial communities have settled at the edge of the basin. Photo: OceanX

Rare brine pools found in the Gulf of Aqaba - unique archives of the past

Jul 20, 2022

Salt has always served as a good preservating agent - and this also applies to brine pools in the deep sea. A team led by Prof. Sam Purkis of the ...

Before each expedition, the functions of the MARUM-Mebo200 are checked in the test pool. Photo: MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, V. Diekamp.

A Heavyweight in the water

Jul 19, 2022

Before and after each expedition, MARUM's marine technology equipment is not only maintained, but also subjected to a thorough inspection. This was also ...