• 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

    • Underwater Node Helgoland

      Margate underwater experimental field. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 2) Underwater node system with connectors for power and internet. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Fig. 3) Underwater lander system [...] system with various sensors. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The AWI-COSYNA Helgoland Underwater Observatory was initiated in 2012 by installing a remote operated underwater node system about 500m North of

    • 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

    • Litter Levels in the Depths of the Arctic are On the Rise

      the Arctic Ocean has risen 20-fold. This was recently reported in a study by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

    • Together for a sustainable Arctic

      Finland to Iceland. To inform the German Arctic interested parties, the Arctic Office of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, has organized a symposium with the

    • Glacial melt in the high Mountains of Asia

      growing, a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews and with contributions from the Alfred Wegener Institute has concluded.

    • Visualisation of the Invisible

      27th International Cartographic Conference
      The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the TU Dresden’s Institute for Cartography present their joint thre

    • DNA isolation & library prep

      DNA isolation & library prep Fast-Prep®-24 Instrument (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Levent Vorpahl) The FastPrep-24™ Instrument is a high-speed homogenizer for the lysis of sediment or plant samples

    • Janice Carolin de Mata, B.Sc.

      pelagic and benthic Sargassum species on Gran Canaria janice.da.mata @ studium.uni-hamburg.de Alfred Wegener Institut Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven E-1020