The “Plastification” of the Ocean

A study released by WWF Germany and the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) highlights the serious scale of the global plastic crisis and summarises the current state of knowledge concerning the effects of

The search for the Endurance

Endurance, which sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915. The researchers on board include experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI).

Books and In-books

Grosse , A. Morgenstern , E. Pfeiffer , V. Rachold and L. Schirrmeister (editors), Germany, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, ISBN: 978-3-88808-714-1, pp 166-171

OPUS - Open Portal to Underwater Soundscapes

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

Intense glacial melting confirms changed wind patterns in the Arctic

has been influenced by powerful westerly winds. A team of international researchers, led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, has now determined that both regions are characterised by increased, alternating inflows

Major questions concerning the role of microscopic life and our future

field of research will provide essential insights into Earth’s future”, said the Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), who also works as Group Leader

The formation of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was very different than previously believed

Thanks to these two factors, Antarctica was soon completely covered in ice. As a study from the Alfred Wegener Institute now shows, this massive glaciation was delayed in at least one region. This new piece

Construction Begins on the BLUEHOUSE HELGOLAND

State of Schleswig-Holstein and the Municipality of Helgoland. The exhibition was designed by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), which will also operate the

Beyond EPICA: First cores lifted from deep Antarctic ice

team successfully completed the first campaign and lifted the first cores. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute were instrumental in the planning and also on site.

Fish and squid found in the Central Arctic Ocean

squid in deep water in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. The results from Stockholm University, the Alfred Wegener Institute and colleagues in the European Fisheries Inventory in the Central Arctic Ocean (EFICA)