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21 February 2026

Test your knowledge: is this plankton real or AI-generated? 

Can you tell the difference between real plankton images and those generated by artificial intelligence? Researchers are inviting experts and non-experts alike to take part in a short online quiz that will test your eye – but more importantly also help improve tools for biodiversity monitoring.  

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  Rethinking single-use plastics: PML joins trailblazing consortium to eliminate plastic from disposable coffee cups

  It is estimated that up to 500 billion single-use coffee cups are discarded worldwide each year

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  MEDIA: Drastic seaweed growth threatens marine life and fishing – but also offers opportunities

  PML’s Dr Yanna Alexia Fidai writes for The Conversation UK on how native and invasive (non-native) seaweeds are appearing in quantities that are hard to ignore.

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  Staff spotlight: Professor Kevin J Flynn – Plankton ecophysiologist

  Meet Professor Kevin Flynn, one of our most...

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  One-stop ocean data hub could help protect seas and communities 

  A new Defra-commissioned report gathered stakeholder views on how to improve access to marine social and economic data ...