Challenging Habitat
Samples of bryozoan colonies on kelp under the microscope. (c) C Braungardt

STEM Education: A Gateway to Marine Ecology

Scientist in Residence Mauricio Ferreira spent several weeks on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London and involved teenagers in a plankton research project that compared biodiversity in coastal waters around the Irish Sea. With the right… Read More

Marine Life and Climate Regulation

The young people who have joined us for one of our Ocean Science or STEAMS voyages on the sail training ship Pelican of London know already that the tiny algae that form the base of the entire ocean… Read More

Plankton sample containing centric diatoms and various crustaceans, such as copepods and cladocera. (c) C Braungardt 2023

The Art of Observation

There’s a difference between looking and seeing. One way of encouraging seeing is drawing.

Cat Cameron following careful procedure to take snow samples for metal analysis by scientists at the University of Plymouth, UK

Metals in the Snow

Oh no (I hear you say) please, not another new story of contamination and its dreadful consequences! And yet…