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Report calls for integrated approach to nature-based interventions

15 April 2020
Failure to consider the wider environmental impacts of nature-based interventions risks increasing global warming and damaging the environment, warns ...

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In memoriam: Professor Trevor Platt FRS

07 April 2020
It is with deep regret that PML has to report the passing of Professor Trevor Platt FRS, following a short illness.

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Earth observation service NEODAAS website relaunched

01 April 2020
The NERC Earth Observation Data Acquisition and Analysis Service (NEODAAS) is delighted to announce the relaunch of its website, following recommissio...

Improving assessment of wave height near the coast

05 March 2020
Researchers at PML have created an innovative methodology to compare the accuracy of different satellite radar technologies in producing wave height d...

World-class energy research to drive a net zero future

18 February 2020
As a step towards achieving the UK’s net-zero target, funding announced today will enable engineers, social scientists and natural scientists to con...

Uncovering the mysteries of marine snow

14 February 2020
Scientists working in the UK and France have found that a hidden process is limiting our oceans’ capacity to absorb carbon dioxide.

Promoting the use of satellite observations to improve water quality monitoring

10 February 2020
The Horizon 2020 project EOMORES has issued a white paper promoting the potential of satellite observations in fulfilling the objectives of the Europe...

Natural Capital Committee launches annual report

04 February 2020
The Natural Capital Committee has launched its 2020 Annual Report today, including contribution from member Prof. Melanie Austen of Plymouth Marine La...

Climate change plankton report led by Plymouth scientists

15 January 2020
Marine scientists in Plymouth have led a major study highlighting the effects of climate change on the plankton populations in UK seas.

PML Trustee awarded OBE

10 January 2020
PML Trustee, Professor Tim Jickells, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List.

Focus on polar oceans in new report

13 December 2019
A report on the Earth’s cryosphere (ice and snow, including the polar oceans) by a group of leading scientists highlights the urgent need to limit g...

Former PML Chief Executive awarded Honorary Doctorate

09 December 2019
PML’s previous Chief Executive, Professor Stephen de Mora, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Plymouth last week.

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Devon Climate Emergency hearing at PML

05 December 2019
Last week, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) hosted Devon Climate Emergency’s second Thematic Hearing on Food, Land and Sea; part of a series of hear...

PML researchers at COP25

03 December 2019
This year, the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP25) has been named ‘the Blue COP’, prioritising the connection between the ocean and climat...

PML Scientist named as a Highly Cited Researcher

26 November 2019
Professor Penelope Lindeque, PML Head of Science for Marine Ecology and Biodiversity, has been named as a Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Envi...

Seaweed, seagrass and sea temperature

22 November 2019
With marine heatwaves expected to increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change, new research from researchers at PML, the Scottish Associ...

Seaweed potential in the South West

01 November 2019
Seaweed is an underutilised and under-cultivated commodity, but offers huge potential for a variety of products, according to a new paper from PML res...

More than just whale food: krill's influence on carbon dioxide and global climate

18 October 2019
Antarctic krill are well-known for their role at the base of the Southern Ocean food web, but also play an important role in removing CO2 from the atm...

29th AMT research cruise sets sail

16 October 2019
PML scientists are on board a research cruise that will spend six weeks sailing from the UK to Chile, taking samples and measurements along the route ...

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