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  • AWI permafrost expert Dr. Guido Grosse and his colleague Matthias Fuchs (right) are taking notes about the permafrost at Sobo-Sise Island, located in the Eastern part of the Lena Delta (Siberia, Russia).
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    Why rivers in the far north are turning orange

    AWI scientist Guido Grosse in an interview with the Financial Times: The brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences.
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    Trump rollbacks threaten global treaty on plastics pollution

    Hopes for a "last-chance" ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this week at the United Nations in Geneva for what was intended to be the final round of negotiations. AWI scientist Melanie Bergmann is taking part in the talks.
  • Penguins in Antarctica
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    Secrets of the Penguins

    Forbes magazine spoke to the makers of the new Natonal Geographic documentary “Secrets of the Penguins”. Filming also took place at Neumayer Station III in the Antarctic.
  • [Translate to English:] EastGRIP-Camp auf Grönland
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    Inside an ice stream

    “Science”: Ice cores from 2300 meters’ depth await processing at the East Greenland Ice-core Project, a Danish-led drilling project in northeastern Greenland
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    "The world has been warming faster than expected"

    CNN Article about a paper in “Science” by AWI scientist Helge Gößling
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    Antarctica’s first known amber whispers of a vanished…

    Nature: The only continent where amber had not been found no longer has that distinction, thanks to a sediment core drilled just offshore.
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    50 Years of the Georg Forster Station

    04. June 2026

    On April 21, 1976, what would later become the Georg Forster Station of the former GDR was inaugurated at the Schirmacher Oasis in Antarctica. It was the first German research station in Antarctica to operate year-round and marks a milestone in the history of East German and, later, unified German polar research. On June 3, 2026, former overwinterers and other guests celebrated the station’s 50th anniversary in Potsdam. They shared their experiences of building the station, overwintering there, and conducting research in the freezing cold at the end of the world.

  • Prof. Dr Hajo Eicken, Prof. Dr Rabea Diekmann, Vice-Principal for Research, Transfer and Continuing Education, and Prof. Dr h.c. Alexis Papathanassis, Principal of Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences

    AWI Director visits Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences

    13. May 2026

    On 8 May, a joint meeting took place between AWI Director Hajo Eicken, Rabea Diekmann, Vice-Principal for Research, Transfer and Continuing Education at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, and the University’s Principal, Alexis Papathanassis. The aim of the meeting was to further strengthen future cooperation between the two institutions. The focus was on opportunities for translating research ideas into practical applications, as well as projects in the field of science communication. In addition, specific areas of cooperation such as aquaculture and joint workshops were discussed.

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    Training voyage aboard the research vessel Polarstern

    30. April 2026

    Master’s students from West Africa have boarded the research vessel Polarstern for a two-week training and research expedition to gain practical experience at sea. A total of 14 participants from the “Climate Change and Marine Sciences” programme are working alongside scientists, carrying out physical, biogeochemical and biological measurements. The Floating University is taking place for the fourth time under the leadership of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and makes an important contribution to the goals of the UN Ocean Decade. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) as part of the WASCAL programme. To the press release.

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    Member of the German Bundestag Denise Loop visits Helgoland

    30. April 2026

    On 29 April 2026, Member of the German Bundestag Denise Loop (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) visited the AWI site on Helgoland together with her team. Discussions with Antje Wichels, Gunnar Gerdts, Anna Bergmann, Sebastian Primpke and Eva Brodte focused on the interfaces between research, education and society, particularly in relation to Schleswig-Holstein. Topics covered the site’s role in the education of school pupils and university students, microplastics research, the Bluehouse Helgoland as a place for scientific exchange, and the international projects in which the AWI is involved.
     

  • AWI Director Hajo Eicken and Stefanie Arndt during the opening of the exhibition “Breaking the Surface. Women in Marine Research” in Berlin

    Opening of the exhibition “Breaking the Surface”

    29. April 2026

    The exhibition “Breaking the Surface. Women in Marine Research” was officially opened on 23 April at the Wissenschaftsforum Berlin. Large-format portraits by photographer Marzena Skubatz and personal stories offer insights into the research work of women scientists in oceanography. The project was initiated by the University of Hamburg and the German Marine Research Alliance. Among those attending the opening were AWI Director Hajo Eicken and AWI scientist Stefanie Arndt, who is featured in the exhibition alongside Antje Boetius.

  • Group photo (from left to right) Karolina Kumar, Henrike Müller, Hajo Eicken and Karsten Wurr

    Political visit to the AWI

    10. April 2026

    Henrike Müller, Bremen’s Senator for the Environment, Climate and Science, and State Councillor Karolina Kumar were given an insight into current research and technological developments at the AWI. Accompanied by AWI Director Hajo Eicken and AWI Administrative Director Karsten Wurr, they visited the NMR laboratory, the Centre for Aquaculture Research and the Technical Centre, also known as the 'Rasmus Willumsen House'. The aim is to further intensify this exchange and specifically expand cooperation with the private sector in Bremen in future.