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High-ranking award for Antje Boetius

Prof. Antje Boetius, head of the deep-sea research group at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association and…

Prehistoric Greenhouse Data from Ocean Floor Could Predict Earth’s Future

New research from the University of Missouri indicates that Atlantic Ocean temperatures during the greenhouse climate of the Late Cretaceous Epoch were…

Ocean acidification – a problem in the tropics?

By burning fossil fuels, humans release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is then absorbed by the oceans where it reacts with water to form…

New aircraft for research – Polar 6 ready for first assignment in Antarctica

The measurement flights will contribute to answering one of the major open questions in climate research: To what degree is the sea level rising due to changes…

RV Polarstern launches 28th Antarctic season

Over 200 scientists and technicians from research institutions in 14 countries will take part in the five expedition legs.They will examine a wide variety of…

Scientists Predict Faster Retreat for Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

The retreat of Antarctica’s fast-flowing Thwaites Glacier is expected to speed up within 20 years, once the glacier detaches from an underwater ridge that is…

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