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Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollution

Norway’s long, rugged coastline – more than 28,953 kilometers long, including the fjords – suffers from plastic pollution even though it is so remote. It’s a problem plaguing all nations…

Microplastics, estrogens & Co

Ship expedition for the first time investigates “new” pollutants in the Indian Ocean. On July 16, 2024, the German research vessel SONNE starts a three-week expedition to previously little-studied regions…

Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents

… at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard. Study of the Jøtul hydrothermal field, discovered in 2022, has now been published. Hydrothermal vents can be found around the world at…

Long-standing marine mystery solved

How algae get nitrogen to grow. Newly discovered symbiosis between Rhizobia and diatoms could also open new avenues for agriculture. In a new study, scientists from the Max Planck Institute…

Under pressure: How comb jellies have adapted to life at the bottom of the ocean

Research shows deep sea organisms have unique lipid structures to help them survive. The bottom of the ocean is not hospitable: there is no light; the temperature is freezing cold;…

Development of young underwater volcanoes off Iceland

METEOR expedition M201 investigates the volcanic history of unusual volcanoes in Iceland’s Vesturdjúp Basin. With around 130 volcanoes, Iceland is the largest volcanic island in the world. Until now, researchers…

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