Pioneers of the Oceans
international researchers carry out pioneering research. Using state-of-the-art deep-sea robots and drilling equipment, for example, they research our planet’s climate history and the diverse biological and [...] going on under the sea bed. A special feature of MARUM is the core repository. It boasts 250,000 drill cores collected in the course of almost 90 research voyages in the Atlantic, Arctic, Mediterranean [...] collaboration that among others includes Japan, the USA and a consortium of European states. The drill cores enable scientists to explore the Earth’s geology and climatic history. Meanwhile, MARUM counts