• Glacial melt in the high Mountains of Asia

      by the University of St Andrews and with contributions from the Alfred Wegener Institute has concluded.

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

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

    • Litter is present throughout the world’s oceans: 1,220 species affected

      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 a single, comprehensive database

    • Together for a sustainable Arctic

      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 Finnish and Icelandic embassies

    • 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

    • Ice Core Laboratories

      within the ice sheets of the Antarctic and Greenland. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Particularly challenging: Finding the right gloves for working at 20 degrees below zero. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut [...] Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Razor-sharp saws are used to precisely cut the ice cores. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A glimpse inside: In [...] within. (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Like abstract art... Thin slices of ice are examined using different light sources in order to find out how the

    • DNA shearing

      DNA shearing Covaris M220 Focused-ultrasonicator™ (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) The Covaris instrument is a focused-ultrasonicator which shears DNA into smaller sized fragments to prepare genomic

    • New dataset reveals biological “treasure trove” of Arctic Ocean

      their extinction risk. The research led by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of East Anglia is now published in PLOS Biology, futher informations can be found in this UAE's

    • Hans-Otto Pörtner now a member of the European Academy of Sciences

      Group II and Head of the Integrative Ecophysiology Section at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, has been selected as a new member of the European

    • We left for a while!

      would like to thank all members of the Logistic Department of the Alfred Wegener Institute, because without their unconditional support this expedition would not have been possible.