Virtual Ocean Pavilion on the Road to COP27: Connecting All on Our Incredible Blue Planet

"Terminal Diagnosis for Arctic Sea Ice": State of the Cryosphere Report 2022

The IPCC has concluded that total Arctic summer sea ice loss is now inevitable, likely before 2050.

PML scientists in Egypt for COP27

The 27th session of the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) takes place in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6...

Funding boost for satellite ocean observation

Additional funding has been awarded to continue satellite research that will ultimately help increase understanding of the important role of phytoplan...

PML scientists contribute to Royal Society’s Geological Carbon Storage briefing paper

Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Marine Systems Modelling team have contributed to the Royal Society’s Geological Carbon Storage briefing paper, with ...

Eye in the Sky: How satellite data on algal blooms is supporting the marine economy

Algae may be tiny but many in maritime industries know all too well the large-scale negative impacts some of these microscopic plants can have on busi...

PML donates laptops to orphaned schoolchildren in Ukraine

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has donated a number of laptop computers for use by orphaned schoolchildren in the Black Sea coastal city of Odesa.

Bright clouds and artificial intelligence help illuminate climate science

A pioneering new study has been published that investigates global trends in ship emissions, using a novel AI method to catalogue over one million shi...

PML’s Prof. Pennie Lindeque wins Volvo Environment Prize 2022 as part of a Southwest microplastics research collaboration

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is delighted to announce that Prof. Pennie Lindeque, Head of Science for Marine Ecology and Biodiversity at PML, has ...

HRH Princess Royal visits PML for launch of National Centre for Coastal Autonomy

The potential for autonomous technology to advance understanding of our constantly evolving ocean and coastlines has taken a major step forward with t...

Introducing ‘Oceanus’ - the world’s first long-range autonomous research vessel

Staff spotlight: PhD Researcher Jasmin Dorinda

Jasmin Dorinda is in the 2nd year of her ARIES PhD project based at Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the Marine Biogeochemistry and Observations (MBO) te...

Listen: PML Professor features on Euronews podcast: 'Is it possible to end ocean plastic pollution?'

Our Professor Pennie Lindeque, Head of Science: Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, featured recently on the Euronews #OceanCalls podcast: ‘Is it possi...

Cutting-edge Smart Sound Connect Control Centre opens

Following on from the successful launch of Smart Sound Connect earlier this year, today marks the opening of a state-of-the-art control centre for the...

Mussel ‘cages’ deployed in a pilot project to help stem the flow of marine plastic

Scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have installed cages filled with mussels at four local estuary sites (three in the Plym estuary and o...

PML a founding partner in the first ever Ocean Pavilion at the UN climate conference

World leaders in ocean science and philanthropy are coming together to ensure the ocean will occupy a more prominent position at the UN Climate Confer...

Smart Sound Connect Wins 5G Innovation of the Year Award

Smart Sound Connect, the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting-edge innovation platform for...

PML awarded grant to facilitate expansion of environmentally-sustainable marine UK wind energy

Plymouth Marine Laboratory has been awarded a grant to fund a decision-making support tool to facilitate the expansion of marine UK wind energy in an ...

21 years of satellite data finds PP to be a better indicator of marine disturbances than Chl a

PML study reveals the presence of silver nanoparticles increases nitrogen fixation

Advanced monitoring of plankton using AI technology receives major funding boost

The new automated system will enable a step change in the frequency and range of marine plankton measurements.

Plymouth Marine Laboratory lead study identifying variations in South Atlantic air-sea CO2 flux

Plymouth Marine Laboratory has led on a study to identify the biological control of the interannual and long-term variations in South Atlantic air-sea...

PML contributes to paper on human health and wellbeing benefits associated with mangrove habitats

Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Andrew Edwards-Jones has contributed to a paper that offers qualitative research on cultural ecosystem services, specif...

New approach to estimate phytoplankton biomass and primary production more accurately

Plymouth Marine Laboratory has contributed to a publication that highlights a new approach to more accurately estimate phytoplankton biomass and net p...