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From the North Sea to the South Pole: bird flu investigations in the Antarctic

influenza type H5N1 has been spreading in Germany since the end of October. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute are now turning their attention to the Antarctic: on an expedition to the newly established

Polar sounds: Remixing the sounds of the Arctic and Antarctic seas

Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) are collaborating with one of

Dutch-German Cooperation: New Research on the Changing Arctic

funding six projects in which young Dutch researchers are working together with scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute to explore key questions related to climate change and Arctic ecosystems.

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations: Success is still possible

an agreement, the new chairperson must urgently reform INC procedures, argue Melanie Bergmann (Alfred Wegener Institute), Paul Einhäupl, Linda Del Savio (Research Institute for Sustainability), and Annika

Earth's position in relation to the sun influences the origin and intensity of precipitation

how future changes in the Earth's hydroclimate might affect it. A research team involving the Alfred Wegener Institute has now for the first time analyzed around 50,000 years of hydroclimate in the mid

„Wir können Watt - coastal research in time with the tides”

will take place in the Rathauspark in Westerland. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and the municipality of Sylt and provides an insight into the daily work of the

100 years of Wadden Sea research in List on Sylt

in 1924 would evolve into a modern, fully equipped research station that has been part of the Alfred Wegener Institute since 1998. Today, the AWI Wadden Sea Station on Sylt is pursuing answers to what is

Ocean warming drives melting of Antarctic sea ice

climate models and prediction. A new study led by the University of Gothenburg and involving the Alfred Wegener Institute contibuting to this research field has been published in the journal Nature Climate

Clues from the Past Reveal the West Antarctic Ice Sheet’s Vulnerability to Warming

International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), a scientific deep ocean drilling program in which the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) is involved, has found that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated far inland

Counting penguins in Antarctica

lexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now developed a new, reliable method at the Alfred Wegener Institute's Neumayer Station III, among others, that can accurately predict the number of breeding

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