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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anthony Wilson

PhD candidate studies marine heatwaves to help safeguard communities and ecosystems against climate impacts

Guadelupe Island, Mexico

The Elusive Origin of Guadalupe Island

Scripps Oceanography researchers and colleagues explore an ancient volcano in the Pacific Ocean

Dahiana Arcila, curator of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

A Scientist’s Life: Dahiana Arcila

Marine biologist and Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection Curator explores the evolution of fishes

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UC San Diego Launches New Graduation Requirement, Bolstering Climate Change Education

Rolling out this fall, the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement honors the memory of beloved professor, climate champion

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Scripps Oceanography Welcomes Nine New Faculty and Researchers

Meet the newest faces of the academic community bringing a broad range of expertise to Scripps

Turning Tides from Marine Biologist to Biotech Entrepreneur

Scripps alum Scott Rapoport transforms personal passion into a groundbreaking entrepreneurial endeavor

Earth scientist Jeff Bada

Jeffrey Bada: 1942-2024

Chemist advanced revolutionary research on the origin of life on Earth and beyond

Domoic acid producing Pseudo-nitzschia diatom in seawater sample. Image:  G. Jason Smith / Moss Landing Marine Labs. Satellite image shows increasing chlorophyll concentration at California coast. Image: Mati Kahru

Scientists Discover Molecular Predictors of Toxic Algal Blooms

Genes that act as warning beacon for dangerous neurotoxin identified

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Scripps Oceanography Selects Microbiome Researcher Jeffrey I. Gordon as 2024 Nierenberg Prize Recipient

The public is invited to attend Jeffrey I. Gordon’s free presentation at the Great Hall at UC San Diego on Oct. 11

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Showcasing Postdoctoral Scholars at Scripps

Several postdoctoral scholars share their research journeys and contributions to science

Photo of Dickson Fjord landslide site taken Aug. 12, 2003 (left) and Sept. 19, 2023, three days after the event.

Climate Change-Triggered Landslide Unleashes a 650-Foot Mega-Tsunami

Wave created a seismic signal that lasted for nine days

Scripps Student Spotlight: Steffaney Wood

PhD student investigates how specific ocean microbes produce a potent neurotoxin harmful to humans and animals

College students looking at coral specimens in a research aquarium

UC San Diego Recibe $10 Millones para un Centro de Neurobiología en Ambientes Cambiantes

El Centro se enfocará en los impactos del cambio climático en los sistemas nerviosos de animales marinos

College students looking at coral specimens in a research aquarium

UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments

Center will focus on the impacts of climate change on marine species’ nervous systems

2024 JT-SURF fellows and program leaders

Summer Fellowship Program Immerses Students in Diverse Scientific Research

Undergraduates from across the country gain valuable research experience and knowledge through the JT-SURF program

Scripps Student Spotlight: Raymond Leibensperger III

PhD student in climate sciences with notable awards and fellowships researches sea spray aerosols

Team of scientists during oarfish necropsy

Fish Experts Study Rare Deep-Sea Oarfish in the Lab

Following necropsy, scientists learn more about biology of 12-foot oarfish that washed up in La Jolla Cove

McWhorter on a fieldwork assignment during her PhD in the Chagos Archipelago diving a nearly uninhabited archipelago and collecting coral samples for calcium carbonate budgets.

Charting Change from Coral Reefs to Climate Science

Scripps alum Jennifer McWhorter supports the Biogeochemical Argo array in the Gulf of Mexico to understand the region’s changes over time

Mars InSight as seen in "selfie" taken by lander, Dec. 2018. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Presence of Liquid Water Most Probable Explanation for Data Collected by Mars Lander

Researchers infer that stores of water must exist in planet’s crust

New Drug Discovery Technique May Unlock Trove of Marine Compounds

Method captures microbial compounds directly from the ocean, inverting traditional approach

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Oyster Virus Detected in San Diego Bay Likely Worsened by Warmer Waters

Higher water temperatures accelerate spread of deadly virus, killing Pacific oysters and threatening aquaculture operations

dead fish in lake granary

Largest Protein Yet Discovered Builds Algal Toxins

The findings could enhance monitoring efforts for harmful algal blooms, and unlock potential for new medicines or materials

a scuba diver surveys a coral reef in clear blue water off Maui

3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events

Seven-year time series pinpoints which corals off Maui survived multiple bleaching events

Visitors to Iceland witness the spectacle of the 2022 Meradalir eruption, Iceland. Image credit: S. Kelly/Scripps Oceanography

Recent Volcanic ‘Fires’ in Iceland Triggered by Storage and Melting in Crust

Iceland’s most recent volcanic episode on the Reykjanes peninsula, set to last centuries, began with vast magma pooling just beneath the surface

2023 Turkey Earthquake collapsed house and street

Small and Large Earthquakes Don’t Play By the Same Rules

New model of the physics governing earthquake behavior could improve preparedness

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