With DNA from just four cells, Danish researchers reveal how some of the world’s most abundant organisms play a key role in carbon cycling in the seabed.

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03.05.2013 Future Day at the Max Planck Institute

Future Day for Girls and Boys at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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21.10.2013 Deep Biosphere

How Climate Change affects Microbial Life below the Seafloor
Sediments from the Deep Sea give insight into the Dynamics of the Deep Biosphere

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12.11.2013 Toxic Ocean Conditions During Major Extinction 93.9 Million Years Ago

International study points to an ancient oxygen-free and hydrogen sulfide-rich ocean that may foreshadow our future

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01.01.2015 Happy New Year 2015

We wish you a Happy New Year 2015!

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19.05.2014 Award for Max Planck Researcher

Manuel Kleiner was awarded the Friedrich Hirzebruch Prize

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11.11.2014 More Methane from the Deep Sea

More Methane from the Deep Sea
Mud-volcanoes as methane source

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07.07.2015 Alpha-Campus Talks Nicole Dubilier

Der Meereswurm Olavius hat eine Besonderheit: Er besitzt weder Mund noch Darm und ernährt sich dennoch – und zwar dank seiner bakteriellen Symbionten.

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02.09.2015 Learning from Nature

Learning from Nature: Genomic database standard alleviates search for novel antibiotics
Penicillin and other secondary metabolites

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01.10.2015 Deep-sea hot vents and climate

How deep-sea hot vents affect our climate – new “Nature Geosciences” publication

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09.11.2015 MPI Seminars

Invitation to the MPI seminar
Friday, November 13, 3:00 pm
Prof. M. Holmer: Sulfide intrusion and sulfide tolerance in seagrasses

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Leopoldina Symposium 2006 in Bremen

The Leopoldina Symposium " Life Strategy of Microorganisms in the Environment and in Host Organisms" will be held from 5-8 April 2006 in Bremen, Germany. Since today all data and documents are available on our web site.

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