I’m a dreamer. One of those who believe that life makes sense when lived with intensity, emotion and a touch of adrenaline. Ever since I was a child, I’ve always wanted to discover the world, travel to unknown places and, above all, do science that could transform realities. When the opportunity arose to embark on […]
Flap! Flap! Coo…. These pigeon noises, perfectly normal in any congested city, are entirely unexpected here. We are sailing through the eastern tropical North Atlantic on the German icebreaker POLARSTERN that is our home for two weeks. Water to the horizon in all directions and then… a pigeon! A quick look to portside solves the […]
Things got serious for us on the morning of 1 April. It was slowly getting light on the Cabo Verdean island of Sao Vicente, the local trade wind from the north-east was pushing waves into the bay of Mindelo as a research vessel turned around the corner after many months of its expedition in the […]
Geschrieben von Clara Winguth, Masterstudentin am GEOMAR Übersetzung von Josefine Karnartz, Doktorandin am GEOMAR Wenn ihr schon mal einen Blick auf die biologischen Ozeanographie-Wissenschaftler*innen auf der SO307 geworfen habt, sind euch vielleicht unsere modischen Polar-Anzüge aufgefallen, während wir uns in die rot beleuchteten Klimalabore zurückziehen. Und dabei dachtet ihr euch: „Was geht hier denn ab?“ […]
Written by Clara Winguth, Master’s student at GEOMAR. If you’ve caught a glimpse of the biological oceanography scientists on SO307, you may have noticed us rocking some fashionable polar jumpsuits, disappearing into the red-lit climate labs and thought to yourself, ‘what is going on here?’ Well, lucky for you, I’m here to give you the […]
Written by Dr. Carsten Lüter, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. The deep sea is full of weird looking creatures which through the course of evolution have adapted to the inhospitable conditions of their environment such as eternal darkness, low temperatures, high pressure and the erratic availability of food. We biologists onboard the SONNE are particularly interested […]
Geschrieben von Dr. Carsten Lüter, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Die Tiefsee ist voll mit seltsam anmutenden Wesen, die sich im Laufe der Evolution an die unwirtlichen Bedingungen dieses Lebensraums angepasst haben: ewige Dunkelheit, tiefe Temperaturen, hoher Druck und sporadische Verfügbarkeit von Nahrung. Wir Biologen an Bord der SONNE sind sehr daran interessiert, diese Diversität der […]
What do geoscientists do on a ship and how do they get their precious rocks after all? What is a dredge and how are the rocks processed on board? A short introduction into seafloor sampling.
As part of our cruise MSM126 focus on the “jellyweb”, we are also interested in siphonophores. Even in the vast and mysterious world of marine life teeming with peculiar inhabitants, these distinctive creatures stand out. While they share similarities with jellyfish, particularly in having stinging cells known as cnidocysts, they do not look much like […]
It’s ten o’clock in the evening, the research vessel MARIA S. MERIAN is moored off the coast of Madeira. The bridge gives the announcement: “On station in about ten minutes”. And off we go for another night of yo-yo CTD cruising. As we mentioned in a previous blog post, today we’re diving deep into why […]