• Study on prediction of approaching tipping points

      current issue of the scientific journal Nature Climate Change , a team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute suggests taking a critical look at the evaluation of the statistical significance of

    • How climate change is altering the Arctic Ocean

      from Bremerhaven for the Arctic. The destination of the 95 expedition participants, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, is the AWI Hausgarten, a long-term observatory situated between Svalbard and Greenland

    • One year alone in the deep sea of the Arctic

      of the Arctic, after the completion of a successful test run. Researchers and engineers of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have deployed the deep-sea crawler

    • Crab Lab

      Ecosystems Variation of molecular structure improves the stability of crab enzymes (Graphic: Alfred Wegener Institut) All biological processes are run or controlled by enzymes. They facilitate intracellular

    • Fleet + stations

      changes of our planet and to be able to estimate the results for mankind, scientists of the Alfred Wegener institute undertake expeditions in inhospitable however fascinating regions of the Earth. Our

    • ZAF

      Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Test with salads and herbs in a plant shelf (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A shrimp (L. vannamei) from an animal welfare experiment (Photo: M. Bögner Alfred-Weg [...] Heiner Mueller-Elsner) Aquarium shelf (Photo: Heiner Mueller-Elsner) Aquaculture research at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven (Photo: Heiner Mueller-Elsner) System 1 36 circular flow tanks, 600

    • Training Capacity Exchange

      NF-POGO CofE had been hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany's foremost polar and marine research institution. The 10th and final cohort at the Alfred Wegener Institute began in May 2023 and will

    • SeaStrains

      (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) A European biobanking strategy to safeguard macroalgal biodiversity SeaStrains Publishing Mock Ups - Abb. 1 Unser Favorit: Halbe Seite - Turquoise (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

    • Food Web

      the core groups studied in the Food Webs WG Foodweb Logo (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Team Team_Foodweb.JPG (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Head PD Dr Cédric Meunier Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma Lennard

    • Nicole Biebow

      Cooperation at the Alfred Wegener Institute. Science management International cooperation The polar regions are a key driving force for the Earth's climate and oceans. With the Alfred Wegener Institute's research