North pole soon to be ice free in summer

of a new research study involving 21 research institutes from around the world including the Alfred Wegener Institute, coordinated by Dirk Notz from the University of Hamburg, Germany.

European Research Council (ERC) funds Potsdam AWI researcher

questions with the FluxWin junior research group, which she is establishing and leading at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Potsdam. She has received

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

Climate Change (IPCC) Working 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

Representatives of the University of La Rochelle at the AWI

International Cooperation
Today, a delegation from the French University of La Rochelle visits the Alfred Wegener Institute to discuss current and future projects.

Which types of jellyfish are there in the Arctic Ocean today – and which will still be there tomorrow?

Arctic Ocean. The group will receive financial support from the Helmholtz Association and the Alfred Wegener Institute.

Far fewer lakes below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet than previously believed

Antarctic
In the course of an extensive Antarctic expedition, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research recently investigated several lakes beneath

Negotiations regarding an Antarctic Marine Protected Area

continued regarding a proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute were instrumental in preparing the application for protected status, which was submitted

An entire year trapped in the Arctic ice

take climate and ecosystem research to the next level. The mission will be spearheaded by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).

How larches are conquering Siberia’s high northern reaches

Arctic
Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have for the first time reconstructed the historical development of the larch forests in northern

Massive meteorite impact crater discovered

been found under one of Earth’s continental ice sheets. The research aircraft Polar 6 from the Alfred Wegener Instittue verified the discovery with radar measurements. The research is described in a new