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Norwegian and German scientists meet for a seminar in the "Haus der Wissenschaft" in Bremen for a seminar on 16 November 2016. Together they are going to talk about Arctic biodiversity: Current state and research perspectives.
Federal Research Minister Prof Dr Johanna Wanka and AWI Director Prof Dr Karin Lochte visited the University of Oldenburg. The discussions focussed on the new Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity.
Sulfur is an essential element of life in the ocean. But so far, researchers know little about the amounts of sulfur and its processes of decomposition. A research team with the participation of the AWI could now conclude a part of the knowledge gap. Their results have now been published in the journal Science.
Researchers from the Research Group for Deep-Sea Ecology and Technology of the Helmholtz Association and the Max Planck Society discovered microbial communities thriving on the hydrocarbon butane without the help of molecular oxygen. The microbial consortia, obtained from hydrothermally heated sediments in Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California, use unprecedented biochemistry to feed on butane.
A team of international scientists drilled into the site of the asteroid impact, known as the Chicxulub Impact Crater, which occurred 66 million years ago. This joint expedition recovered a nearly complete set of rock cores from 506 to 1335 meters below the modern day seafloor.
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