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Step change for PML’s remote sensing capabilities with new, cutting-edge drone technology

A state-of-the-art environmental survey drone has been procured to provide advanced environmental survey capabilities in shallow, dynamic and hard-to-reach coastal waters.

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21 March 2025

“A stark reminder”: Record-breaking CO2 Levels Recorded for Earth’s Polar Regions

The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) has announced that atmospheric CO2 levels surpassed the key threshold of 430 parts per million ...

17 March 2025

PhD Researcher Wins Prestigious STEM for Britain Award

Anneliese Hodge, PhD researcher with Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth, has won the Gold Award in the Biological and Biomedica...

14 March 2025

Cooperation between countries could reduce marine plastic pollution in the North Atlantic but with unequal economic benefits

A new study shows cross-country collaboration in tackling marine plastic pollution yields significant economic and environmental returns, which could ...

13 March 2025

Illuminating Ocean Threats on Day Two of the World Ocean Summit

Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) among the topics of focus for PML in Japan

12 March 2025

Experts and Leaders Unite to Tackle Water Pollution in Devon

Scientists, policymakers, and community leaders will gather at the Island Assembly to address the urgent state of Devon’s rivers, with PML’s Profe...

12 March 2025

Beyond Sustainability: Reimagining Society’s Relationship with Nature at the World Ocean Summit

Professor Steve Widdicombe spoke to Charles Goddard from Economist Impact during the opening session of the event in Tokyo.

11 March 2025

PML launches new strategy to 2030 at the World Ocean Summit in Tokyo

Global ocean science, policy and industry are gathering for the two-day event

06 March 2025

Claiming land and wealth from the sea: the rise of 'prestige reclamations’

A short communication calls attention to the emergence of a new kind of land reclamation – ‘prestige reclamation’ – with artificial land shape...

05 March 2025

Plymouth Marine Laboratory Joins International Partnership for Blue Carbon

The IPBC is committed to ensuring all global blue carbon ecosystems are protected and sustainably managed.

03 March 2025

Can Offshore Wind Farms and the UK Fishing Industry co-exist effectively?

PML-led research highlights urgent need for standardised compensation and improved collaboration between energy companies and fishermen

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28 February 2025

UK Waters Facing Accelerated Ocean Acidification, New PML-Led Study Reveals

Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML)’s Professor Helen Findlay has led the development of the latest Rolling Evidence Update on ocean acidification publ...

28 February 2025

Staff spotlight: Dr Sevrine Sailley - Ecosystem modeller

Meet Dr Sevrine Sailley, who uses computer models to estimate how marine ecosystems may change in the future, to help society make more informed decis...

27 February 2025

What have plankton ever done for us?

PML scientists have featured in a short documentary by the RAZOR Science show titled, ‘What has plankton ever done for us?’.

24 February 2025

MEDIA: 1000s of plastic tubes wash up on beaches

Emily Stevenson, PhD researcher at PML and the University of Exeter, featured on BBC Spotlight over the weekend investigating thousands of plastic tub...

18 February 2025

Sunscreen's potential impact on marine life needs urgent investigation, new study reveals

The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how t...

17 February 2025

MEDIA: PML scientists comment on reverse-ban of plastic straws in the US

“It is a big step back in the battle against plastic pollution”. PML’s Dr Samantha Garrard‘s comments have featured on the story, ‘Why is Do...

17 February 2025

Unveiling secrets of the Atlantic Ocean through ‘spectral fingerprints’ of phytoplankton

A new study reveals the optical properties, or ‘spectral fingerprints’, of phytoplankton in the ocean, providing a valuable dataset for remote-sen...

14 February 2025

Meet Bryony, our Phytoplankton apprentice

It’s National Apprenticeship Week! And what better way to celebrate than finding out more about our Phytoplankton Apprentice, Bryony Pearton, and he...

11 February 2025

Meet the scientist awarded the Trevor Platt Fellowship: Monolisha Sundar Raj

We would like to wish a warm welcome to Monolisha Sundar Raj – the second scientist, and first woman, to be awarded the Trevor Platt Fellowship. As...

11 February 2025

‘Why science needs women’ - International Day of Women and Girls in Science

2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a UN observance day celebrated every 11th February, and to mar...

10 February 2025

PML's Prof. Nicola Beaumont appointed to government advisory council

We are thrilled to share the news that PML’s Professor Nicola Beaumont, has been appointed to the Science Advisory Council for the Department for En...

07 February 2025

MEDIA: How Does Life Happen When There’s Barely Any Light?

‘Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature’. ...

06 February 2025

MEDIA: 'How satellites have become Earth’s new health and nature watchdogs'

PML’s Dr Dhritiraj Sengupta has written for The Conversation UK on how satellites can improve monitoring for environmental and human health; includ...