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Improving assessment of wave height near the coast

Researchers at PML have created an innovative methodology to compare the accuracy of different satellite radar technologies in producing wave height data in coastal areas.

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18 February 2020

World-class energy research to drive a net zero future

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

14 February 2020

Uncovering the mysteries of marine snow

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

10 February 2020

Promoting the use of satellite observations to improve water quality monitoring

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

04 February 2020

Natural Capital Committee launches annual report

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

15 January 2020

Climate change plankton report led by Plymouth scientists

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

10 January 2020

PML Trustee awarded OBE

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

13 December 2019

Focus on polar oceans in new report

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...

09 December 2019

Former PML Chief Executive awarded Honorary Doctorate

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

PML staff speaking at Devon Climate Emergency Hearing

05 December 2019

Devon Climate Emergency hearing at PML

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...

03 December 2019

PML researchers at COP25

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

26 November 2019

PML Scientist named as a Highly Cited Researcher

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...

22 November 2019

Seaweed, seagrass and sea temperature

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

01 November 2019

Seaweed potential in the South West

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...

18 October 2019

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

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...

16 October 2019

29th AMT research cruise sets sail

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 ...

14 October 2019

Understanding phytoplankton communities

Understanding the structure of marine ecosystems is important for sustainable policy and management of the ocean. New research from PML looks at the s...

09 October 2019

COMFORT project looks to future of the ocean

A new EU Horizon 2020 project, involving PML researchers, is kicking off this week, aiming to detect and minimise climate change in the oceans by focu...

25 September 2019

IPCC report on future of ocean and cryosphere

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritising timely, ambitious and coordinated ac...

20 September 2019

Biggest ever Arctic research expedition sets sail

UK research teams, including scientists from PML, are set to join the first ever year-round expedition into the central Arctic Ocean to undertake grou...

19 September 2019

Seabed carbon stores threatened by climate change and human activity

New research suggests that some marine organisms are unable to cope with increasing carbon dioxide and low oxygen events simultaneously, providing fre...

09 September 2019

Blue Carbon possibilities

Blue Carbon research focuses on the ways that oceans and vegetated coastal ecosystems, like mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass beds, contribute to ...

14 August 2019

Green turtles snack on plastics that look like seagrass

Green turtles are more likely to swallow plastic that resembles their natural diet of sea grass, new research, supported by PML, suggests.

13 August 2019

New technique can show links between prey and microplastics

A brand new method has been developed by scientists at PML and the University of Exeter, in collaboration with Abertay University and Greenpeace Resea...