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26.03.2012 Chemical microgradients accelerate coral death at the Great Barrier Reef

Anoxia and toxic sulfide are a menace to coral tissue

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17.04.2012 Toxic Menu

Marine worm feeds on carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide with the help of symbiotic bacteria

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22.05.2012 Rapid Coral Death

Rapid Coral Death by a Deadly Chain Reaction
Soil Erosion in Tropical Coastal Areas Accelerates Corals Death

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27.06.2012 Conference Visions in Science in Bremen

From September 26-28, 2012, the conference for PhD students and junior scientists will take place at the Max Planck Institute in Bremen

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17.09.2012 Alpine glaciers contribute to global carbon cycling

Organic compounds in glacier ice are unexpectedly diverse and bioavailable

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11.10.2012 EU Project Micro B3 meeting in Bremen

Successful first bioinformatics training of the EU Project Micro B3

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07.11.2012 Scientists unravel the mystery of marine methane oxidation

Ocean microbes use sulfur as intermediate for methane oxidation

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16.01.2013 Stromatolites from a high-altitude volcanic lake

German-Argentinean research team investigates microbial deposits in a high-altitude Andean lake

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24.01.2013 Workshop Diving and Research

3rd International Workshop
“Research in Shallow Marine and Fresh Water Systems”

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14.02.2013 Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem

Rapid changes in the Arctic ecosystem from surface to depth during the ice minimum in the summer of 2012

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24.02.2013 How the Ocean loses nitrogen

How the Ocean loses nitrogen
Scientists identify key factor that controls nitrogen availability in the Ocean

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27.03.2013 Archaea: Four cells turn seabed microbiology upside down

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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17.03.2015 Methane seeps: Oases in the deep sea

First global study of microbial communities at gas seeps in the deep sea shows the distribution and diversity of methane-consuming microorganisms. The specific energy source selects for unique microorganisms, which turn these ecosystems into hotspots of diversity in the deep sea.

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04.08.2015 Hazardous Diet: How Earthworms protect themselves against toxic plant ingredients

Scientists discover defense mechanism in earthworms

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03.09.2015 Web log RV Sonne in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists write reports on board of the German Research Vessel Sonne in the Pacific Ocean.

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