: Senator Waterweed often forms dense mats underwater (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) In the summer of 2025, Elodea spp. was harvested to make parts of Lake Werdersee usable for water sports again.

UV workstations UV hood workstations (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The UV workstations are designed for clean operations providing protection against contamination. They are equipped

for Polar Research: Professor Olaf Eisen, also researcher at Alfred Wegener Institute, and Professor Kai Bischof received this award in recognition of their contributions to research on the Arctic

Coordination Group under the lead of Astrid Bracher from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

all. The event is organised by the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute.

FARM2FORK-01 Is clover suitable for fish food? (Photo: M. Weiss, Alfred-Wegener-Institut) This kingfish (Seriola lalandi) grew up with clover in its diet (Photo: M. Bögner, AWI) LegumES has received

photo of the Piedmont glacier in Northeast Greenland. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Ice sheets as a risk factor With an area of 1.7 million square kilometres and measuring up to 3,000 metres thick

to combat climate change. Waves of the Southern Ocean (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institut) Why we need climate models Climate models are important part of understanding the natural evolution of our climate [...] hurricanes will increase, tomorrow. Climate modeling (Graphic: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) How climate models work To make a one-hundred-percent accurate climate simulation, we would need to include a

Media Relations plans and realises the public relations of the Alfred Wegener Institute. It is the institute's first contact address for journalists and everyone public interested in the AWI's research [...] Department of Communications and Media Relations Postal address Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven / Germany +49 (0) 471 4831- [...] and safety inspect and evaluate the working conditions at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Contact Dr Roland Wittig Staff Unit HSE Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Reseach

the northwestern Weddell Sea in the Antarctic on board the Alfred Wegener Institute's icebreaker Polarstern since 8 February 2026. In this key region for global ocean currents, the focus has been