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Methane seeps of the deep sea: A bacteria feast for lithodid crabs

The bottom of the deep sea is largely deserted. Oases occur for example at cold seeps where water transports dissolved elements from the seabed: Specialized…

Giant channels discovered beneath Antarctic ice shelf

Scientists have discovered huge ice channels beneath a floating ice shelf in Antarctica. At 250 metres high, the channels are almost as tall as the Eiffel…

Warmer oceans could raise mercury levels in fish

Rising ocean surface temperatures caused by climate change could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing the health risk to people who eat seafood,…

Traces of immense prehistoric ice sheets

Geologists and geophysicists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), discovered traces of large ice sheets from…

Helmholtz funds five collaborative German-Chinese research projects

Since 2012, the association, together with the CAS, has been supporting German-Chinese research projects that are of key importance to society. This year, five…

HS3 Mission Identifies Area of Strong Winds, Rain in Hurricane Ingrid

HIRAD identified an area of heavy rains and and likely strong winds in Hurricane Ingrid by measuring surface wind speeds and rain rates using its rectangular…

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