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Committed scientist and critical companion: In memory of Dr Irmtraut Hempel
The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) mourns the passing of Dr Irmtraut Hempel (née Schneider), who died on 8 September in Molfsee near Kiel, just a few weeks before what would have been her 101st birthday.
For 73 years Irmtraut...
The origin of species: Tropical reef fish pose a puzzle for researchers
In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, an international research team led by the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) challenges traditional ideas about how new animal species form. The study focuses on hamlets –...
TropEcS Symposium – Coupling Tropical Coastal Ecosystems to Earth System Models, Bremen | 22.09.2025 – 25.09.2025
The TropEcS Symposium brings together international experts in Earth System Modelling (ESM) to address a growing scientific challenge: how to better represent tropical coastal ecosystems in comprehensive climate and Earth system frameworks....
A day of scientific diving at Bremen’s Stadtwaldsee
Black tubs filled with wetsuits, masks and tools are stacked up on the shore of Bremen's lake “Stadtwaldsee”. Next to them are freshly filled compressed air tanks. Even before the first divers enter the water, there is a flurry of activity:...
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