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Sediment from Himalayas may have made 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake more severe

The magnitude 9.2 earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, generated a massive tsunami that devastated coastal regions of the Indian Ocean. The earthquake and tsunami…

Marine Conservation: IASS Contributes to UN Ocean Conference in New York on 5-9 June

At a full-day event on efforts to improve cooperation at the regional level, staged in cooperation with the German Federal Government, IASS researchers will…

Zap! Graphene is bad news for bacteria

Scientists at Rice University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a highly effective anti-fouling…

How is climate change affecting fauna in the Arctic?

On Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 49 atmospheric and cloud researchers, sea-ice physicists, marine biologists and biogeochemists will embark on a joint expedition…

Refining the ocean's thermometer

Chronicling Earth's past temperature swings is a basic part of understanding climate change. One of the best records of past ocean temperatures can be found in…

Better Ice and Weather Predictions for improved Safety in the Arctic and Antarctic

Today, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) officially announced…

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