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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

Maarten Boersma becomes Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute

From 1 May 2025, Prof. Dr. Maarten Boersma will step up as Acting Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute. As a biologist, he has been conducting research, predominantly at the Helgoland and Sylt stations

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

Pioneering research reveals Arctic matter pathways poised for major shifts amidst climate change

Arctic biogeochemistry and ecosystems, while the fresh water itself alters ocean circulation. The Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar an Marine Research (AWI) was part of the international

How the climate influenced the Antarctic Ocean - and may do so again

Verhalten. Um dem Verständnis der Strömung einen Schritt näher zu kommen, haben Forschende des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts und des Leibniz-Instituts für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde aus einem Sedimentdatensatz

Most accurate map of Antarctica published

scientists under the Head of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and with the participation of the Alfred Wegener Institute. The map, called Bedmap3, covers more than six decades of survey data collected by

Bremen Senate Medal for Art and Science awarded to Prof. Antje Boetius

In recognition of her services to science, to the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research and to Bremen as a location for science, Prof. Antje Boetius has been awarded the

Unique communities directly under the Arctic ice

the sea ice is a highly dynamic habitat for a variety of organisms. A research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute has now investigated what these organisms are and how they are affected by the melting

Özdemir visits shipyard for the new Polarstern

about the current state of construction regarding the new research icebreaker Polarstern for the Alfred Wegener Institute. Shortly before Christmas 2024, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, with

Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age

And how does altered biodiversity actually affect interactions between plants? Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute have tackled these questions and, in two recent studies, presented the answers they

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