We have arrived! Today, on 10 January 2026, the FS METEOR entered the port of Limassol in Cyprus. The city welcomes us with windy but sunny weather. After two days of transit from our work area to the east, we are glad to feel solid ground under our feet again, because at the end of […]
Autonomous over the seabed: AUVs Kalle and Anton on a mission
It’s the final sprint! The last few days of the M215 (MMC – 3) were once again used to the full. The measuring instruments that recorded seismic activity and ocean floor magnetotellurics during the expedition are being recovered and the data secured, the MOMO video sled is going on dives and our AUVs are also […]
Greetings from the night watch
A typical evening on our expedition is probably more relaxed than on many others. This is because most of our measurements require daylight, so most team members have an almost normal sleep pattern – unless it unexpectedly gets late in the laboratory, which can happen. Otherwise, in the evenings, you’ll find the team members sitting […]
Grüße aus der Nachtwache
Ein typischer Abend auf unserer Ausfahrt ist wahrscheinlich entspannter als auf vielen anderen. Denn für die meisten unserer Messungen benötigt man Tageslicht, und so haben die meisten Teammitglieder einen fast normalen Schlafrhythmus – außer es wird unerwartet doch später im Labor, was auch vorkommen kann. Sonst findet man die Mitglieder des Teams abends beim gemütlichen […]
Things unseen, in front of the camera: How the video sled MOMO illuminates the seabed
Happy New Year! We celebrated New Year’s Eve on board the FS METEOR with a relaxed evening, toasting the New Year together at midnight. We have had a good start with the new year and will continue with our measurements on the FS METEOR right away. A new year of research begins with a dive […]
from Cape Verde Blog
POLARSTERN and I: 14 days into hands-on experience, resilience and sharing
This adventure has broadened not just my scientific knowledge but also radically changed my perception of research, cooperation, and my role as a scientist. Before this expedition, my learning was shaped primarily by textbooks and lectures, with the occasional practical thrown in. Deploying instruments in the deep ocean, receiving live data, and discussing real-time results […]
from Cape Verde Blog
A Journey of Dreams, Science and Courage
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 […]
from Cape Verde Blog
Stowaways!
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 […]
from Cape Verde Blog
The long-awaited encounter
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 […]
from Expedition SO307 MADAGASCAR / INDICOM Blog
Experiments on Board
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 […]