• 25 years of the Arctic Station in Svalbard

      ago, the German Arctic Station in Svalbard was officially opened by the former directors of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Prof. Gotthilf Hempel and Dr

    • PERPLEX

      (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) PERPLEX is a software program that can be used to plan and efficiently execute expeditions with research vessels. The software was developed at the Alfred Wegener Institute [...] Waypoints Technologie Transfer Offers to the private sector Screenshots Perplex7 GUI. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Perplex7 starts with this window, where you can switch between the different tabs as [...] the menu for creating a new trip will automatically open Perplex 7 Route viewer.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The 'Maps' tab displays the travel route, where e.g. new waypoints can be interactively

    • AWI project for marine nature conservation and biodiversity wins award

      European Oyster
      The Alfred Wegener Institute’s project to “establish the sustainable production of seed oysters for a long-term reintroduction programme (PROCEED)” has now been named an official project

    • The future of the Thwaites Glacier

      most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken. The Alfred Wegener Institute directly participated in an expedition during which researchers explored the structure

    • Which types of jellyfish are there in the Arctic Ocean today – and which will still be there tomorrow?

      Arctic Ocean. The group will receive financial support from the Helmholtz Association and the Alfred Wegener Institute.

    • Young people share what they have learned with the world

      June 2019, 33 young scientists from around the globe will be celebrating their graduation at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Ten scholarship holders have come to the end of a 10-month programme, and 23 young

    • Minister of Environment visits AWIPEV station

      first hand information on climate change. Together with Karin Lochte and scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine research (AWI) she discusses global warming,

    • The Climates of the Geological Past

      Publication
      Alfred Wegener is known for his theory of continental drift which he published exactly 100 years ago in 1915. Slightly less known, but equally important are the studies on the climates of

    • First amber find on the Antarctic continent

      conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. A team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg have just released a paper in the journal Antarctic

    • Litter is present throughout the world’s oceans: 1,220 species affected

      marine litter concentrated, and which species and ecosystems does it affect? Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute have for the first time compiled all scientific data published on marine litter in