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Green light for project to enhance understanding of climate change &human impacts on coastal ocean
30 January 2023The “FOCUS’ project is one of six given the go-ahead as part of a £39m funding announcement from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
New study investigates seaweed detritus as a Blue Carbon 'blind spot'
27 January 2023Pioneering techniques helps reveal how link between seaweed habitats and the seafloor may affect the global carbon cycling.
New approach to satellite data analysis reveals unexpected patterns in biological production
18 January 2023The pioneering statistical method compensates more accurately for gaps in chlorophyll and sea surface temperature data.
Apply now: ‘Satellite-based tools for investigating aquatic ecosystems’ training course
12 January 2023
Scientists stress the need to drastically reduce CO emissions by 2030 to avoid crossing irreversible thresholds for frozen Earth
09 January 2023“Only by halving emissions by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement’s science-based 1.5°C limit, can we minimise the risks of crossing irreversi...
MEDIA: Dr Tim Smyth features in The Conversation on impacts of light pollution to marine ecosystems
06 January 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory develop ‘culture survey’ to assess equality in the workplace
04 January 2023
Season’s Greetings from us all at Plymouth Marine Laboratory and PML Applications Ltd.
25 December 2022
PML welcomes the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework following COP15
19 December 2022After lengthy deliberation nearly 200 countries signed the pact aimed at halting and reversing biodiversity loss.
World first satellite mission to measure surface waters successfully launched
16 December 2022PML scientists are over the moon with the opportunities the ‘Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)’ mission will open up for increasing our un...
How does carbon dioxide affect marine life? And how can biodiversity mitigate climate change?
12 December 2022
Learning to better understand the language of algae
09 December 2022International research duo highlight the ecological significance of chemical communication by algae.
Megacities out-shine the moon in coastal environments according to the first quantification of artificial light at night
08 December 2022Coastal megacities could be illuminating the marine environment up to six times more than the moon but is often not considered when reviewing stressor...
PML scientists contribute to tackling the nitrogen pollution challenge
06 December 2022Last week three PML scientists attended the annual meeting of the UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub at the Maldives National University, to present ...
Plymouth Marine Laboratory wins ‘Innovation’ Award and finalist in ‘Best place to work’
02 December 2022
What happened with Plymouth Marine Laboratory, the ocean and the cryosphere at COP27?
30 November 2022
PML’s Dr Shubha Sathyendranath Receives Prestigious Award
30 November 2022The Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit recognises excellence in science
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