Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon. The study is part of the collaborative project APOC. Partners are the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for

“Boris” led to chaos and flooding in Central and Eastern Europe. An analysis conducted by the Alfred Wegener Institute shows that in a world without the current level of global warming Boris would have

researchers in a 2,665-metre-deep borehole using a fibre-optic cable. The team from ETH Zurich, the Alfred Wegener Institute, the University of Strasbourg and the Niels Bohr Institute have now published their

for marine organisms. Researchers at the Marine Station Helgoland, a research facility of the Alfred Wegener Institute, have quantified the frequency and intensity of these heatwaves along with their r

conducted on 12 November 2025 in Bremerhaven. Our Route Reports Foto_18.09.18__22_33_47.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Here you find the expedition report of the expedition PS132 (NoSoAT2023) Here you find

Haakon. Icebreakers Kronprins Haakon and Polarstern at the Aurora Hydrothermal Ventfield (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

acoustic signals. Top to bottom: annual - monthly - daily - hourly - 10-min. CC-BY-4.0 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

About us As a Helmholtz centre for polar and marine research the Alfred Wegener institute works above all in the cold and temperate regions of the world. Together with numerous national and international

und PS99.2 SeaPump went with RV Polarstern, PS93.2 und PS99.2, to the long-term observatory of Alfred-Wegener-Institute 'FRAM'.

directly. Students during a course on board the research vessel FS Heincke Heincke2022.jpg (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut) Contact for Students Prof. Dr. Bela H. Buck Prof. Dr. Laurie C. Hofmann