Exploring Ice and Oceans

The polar regions and the oceans play a central role in the global climate system. We explore the Arctic, Antarctic, and the seas and coastal regions of the temperate latitudes. From the atmosphere to the deep sea. Climate research for us and for future generations.

Climate change transforms Wadden Sea

Sylt-based researchers release comprehensive study on the effects of climate change since the founding of the Wadden Sea Station 100 years ago

Find out more >

100 years of Wadden Sea research

AWI’s Wadden Sea Station on Sylt celebrates its centennial with a series of presentations and an Open House Day

Find out more >

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets

Sediment samples from drill cores show when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet formed

Find out more >

Statements

This is where we publish statements that are shared by the AWI.

Find out more >

Loss of sea ice affects biodiversity

New EU project led by the AWI to assess biodiversity in a proposed Marine Protected Area

Find out more >

Expert database

Looking for an expert on research topics in the field of polar and marine research? This portal is intended to help you find a contact

Find out more >

Logbook

Antje Boetius at SCAR Open Science Conference 2024

13.08.2024

AWI Director Antje Boetius is taking part in the SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 on international collaboration in Antarctic research. On 22 August, she will lead a workshop at the conference in Pucón, Chile. The workshop will focus on the next steps of the Antarctica InSync programme, which investigates the Southern Ocean and Antarctica as part of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Asymmetric development of the polar ice sheets changed ice…

01.08.2024

An international study shows how the development of the Antarctic ice sheets not only influenced the Arctic, but also led to a change in climate fluctuations that still has an impact today.

Find out more >

Higher CO2 absorption in the Southern Ocean

25.07.2024

The Southern Ocean plays an important role in absorbing CO₂ from the atmosphere that is released by human activities - a process that is of crucial importance for climate change. In a new study, an international research group led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), with the participation of the Alfred Wegener Institute, has found that the Southern Ocean around Antarctica absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO₂) than previously thought.

Find out more >

All news >