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23 October 2026

Study highlights new opportunities for marine protection in the deep Pacific mining zone

Scientists discover that adding new ‘stepping stone’ reserves could help transform a patchwork of isolated sanctuaries into a functioning safety-net for marine life, as commercial deep-sea mining moves ever closer.

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  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 ...

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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...