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Lights Out: Scientists Discover Why Iconic Bioluminescent Plankton Don’t Shine Off the West Coast
West Coast populations of the dinoflagellate Noctiluca lack chemical process that produces light
The 2018 Woolsey Fire. Photo courtesy of Peter Buschmann

The Race to Stay Ahead of Wildfires
UC San Diego matches increased fire danger with improved monitoring capability

Kelp: The Next Superfood?
Adding this brown seaweed to your plate can help not only your health, but the planet’s as well
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The 2018 Woolsey Fire. Photo courtesy of Peter Buschmann

The Race to Stay Ahead of Wildfires
UC San Diego matches increased fire danger with improved monitoring capability

Kelp: The Next Superfood?
Adding this brown seaweed to your plate can help not only your health, but the planet’s as well

Photo: Marc Adams

Voyager: How are jellyfish connected to climate change?
Nicholas O., 10, San Diego, Calif.

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anai Novoa
Graduate student investigates the role and future of parasites when their hosts respond to climate change

Ken Melville: 1946-2019

Obituary Notice: Ken Melville, 1946-2019
Physical oceanographer and former Scripps deputy director revolutionized study of waves, air-sea interaction

Scripps Oceanography graduate student Grant Batzel.

Scripps Student Spotlight: Grant Batzel
A passionate PhD student who makes the most out of his time at Scripps to study the slipper snail and become a well-rounded scientist

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Scripps in the News | Coverage of Scripps

Scripps Institution of Oceanography gets $4.9M grant to find cause of deadly algae blooms
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Oct 29, 2019
How Climate Change Could Shift California’s Santa Ana Winds, Fueling Fires
The New York Times
Oct 28, 2019
'Incredible Interaction With Nature': Dozens of Leopard Sharks Spotted in La Jolla
NBC 7
Oct 27, 2019
Glitter, Pollution, & Violent Threats: Inside The Beauty Industry’s Latest Controversy
Refinery29
Oct 22, 2019
As the Santa Ana winds touch down this fall, wildfire season may begin to shift to winter in San Diego
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Oct 15, 2019
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Publications in the News

Pass-back chain extension expands multimodular assembly line biosynthesis
Nature Chemical Biology
Oct 21, 2019
Evolution and regulation of nitrogen flux through compartmentalized metabolic networks in a marine diatom
Nature Communications
Oct 07, 2019
Multidecadal increase in plastic particles in coastal ocean sediments
Science Advances
Sep 04, 2019
Nourishment evolution and impacts at four southern California beaches: A sand volume analysis
Science Direct
Jun 01, 2018
The Race Is on to Mine and Protect the Deep Seafloor
Scientific American
May 01, 2018

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