• Sea Ice Plays a Pivotal Role in the Arctic Methane Cycle

      on of the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere than previously assumed. Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) report on the newly discovered

    • Into the ice – RV Polarstern opens the arctic season by setting course for Spitsbergen

      its home port in Bremerhaven, setting a course for the Arctic. Led by Dr Ilka Peeken from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) a team of 53 researchers from

    • UV workstations

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

    • Tatiana Michelle Torres, J.D./D.C.L./M.Sc.

      Responses of Gracilaria parvispora ORCID: 0000-0003-3601-7421 tatianamichelle.torres @ awi.de Alfred Wegener Institut Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven E-1005

    • Katha Paetz, M.Sc.

      potential carbon dioxide removal candidate in the wild and in aquafarms. katharina.paetz @ awi.de Alfred Wegener Institut Am Handelshafen 12 27570 Bremerhaven E-1030

    • AWI publishes magazine on climate research in the Arctic and Antarctic

      Climate Research
      Making climate research accessible – it was with this goal in mind that the Alfred Wegener Institute released the magazine “Tracking Changes”. In articles, interviews and infographics

    • Why permafrost might thaw sooner than expected

      Permafrost
      Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) and the University of Oslo have determined that much

    • AWI Director honoured

      contributions to his or her field of science specialty. Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius, Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, now receives the award. The Cody Award

    • Groundbreaking Ceremony for the AWI Technical Centre

      City of Bremerhaven celebrated this milestone together with the Directorate and staff of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research.

    • How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

      been found by the first targeted experiments on the topic, which were recently conducted at the Alfred Wegener Institute’s AWIPEV Station. The phytoplankton’s behaviour primarily depends on the cooling phases