Under a microscope, a kelp gametophyte looks like a tangle of fine brown thread. At Scarborough STEM Week, pupils saw where our kelp begins, built a food web, and met a seaweed that grows on...

Pick up a strand of kelp on the beach and you're holding half of its story. Follow the other half, a hidden microscopic generation, from the Yorkshire shore to our lab and out into the...

Last month, David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, swapped his diary for a life jacket and came aboard Bright Blue to see Project SeaSwell for himself.

Ana spent a day aboard Bright Blue, tallying every seabird she saw. Here's what that patient counting reveals about life around our growing units and why it matters as much as it does.

Five Year 12 science students from Scarborough Sixth Form joined the SeaGrown crew last week to explore the practical reality of our offshore operations. Discover how they moved from laboratory work to delivering scientific presentations...

Over the past few weeks, we have welcomed teams from the Marine Management Organisation and Natural England to Scarborough. Taking marine specialists out onto the North Sea aboard our workboat, Bright Blue, moves the conversation...

Training for precision is a quiet, rigorous business. Read how our science team returned to the chalk cliffs of RSPB Bempton Cliffs to sharpen the fieldwork skills that protect and verify our North Sea environmental...

Today, we proudly celebrate the magnificent legacy of the MV Southern Star. After years of impeccable service as our sanctuary, laboratory, and bridge to the community, we bid a deeply fond farewell to our trusted...

From the top of the BT Tower to the salt spray of Scarborough. Discover the defining moments of 2025, including major scientific wins, national awards, and why our crew is more ready than ever to...