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A Scientist's Life: Adrian Borsa

Geophysicist measures the bending of the earth to better understand where water is and where it's flowing

ALERTCalifornia Launches to Provide Essential Tools to Understand and Adapt to Natural Disasters

UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia public safety program leverages novel technology and cutting-edge research to understand the causes, behavior and aftereffects of wildfires and other natural disasters in the Golden State

 Lighting accompanies the 2020 eruption of the Taal volcano in the Philippines. Photo: Michael Anthony Sagaran/iStockPhoto

Did Volcanoes Provide the Spark of Life?

Scripps Oceanography marine chemist presents scenario on what animated primordial soup

Research Vessel Tangaroa

Research Expedition to Probe Mysteries of the Deep off New Zealand

Scripps Oceanography and collaborators to deploy Deep Argo floats and other ocean tech

A Grassroots Composting Success

UC San Diego students work to transform waste diversion from a distant goal to reality

Scripps Pier during 2019 lunar eclipse

Century-Old Scripps Pier Records Reveal Precipitation Trends

The salinity of seawater is used to detect El Niños of the past

A group of sleeping 2-month-old northern elephant seals on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park, California.

Elephant Seals Drift Off to Sleep While Diving Far Below the Ocean Surface

Brainwave patterns show elephant seals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day while at sea

Photo of a rainbow over an island

First Eight Island-Ocean Ecosystems Selected for Global Ridge-to-Reef Rewilding Campaign

Island-Ocean Connection Challenge aims to restore 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems by 2030

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New Look at Climate Data Shows Substantially Wetter Rain and Snow Days Ahead

“Once-in-a-century” storms could be experienced more than once in a lifetime

Scripps Student Spotlight: Hugo Mkhize

Master of Advanced Studies in Climate Science and Policy student focuses research on reinvestment in clean and sustainable energy innovation

Sally Ride

The Ocean as a Classroom

Promoting shipboard knowledge production to be more accessible for future generations

Climate scientist Julie Kalansky

A Scientist's Life: Julie Kalansky

Climate scientist studies atmospheric river characteristics

Biological oceanographer John McGowan 1924-2023

John McGowan: 1924-2023

Renowned biological oceanographer and World War II veteran drew link between ocean ecology and climate change

Bruce Appelgate and Gavin Newsom at Nimitz Marine Facility

California Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Scripps’ Nimitz Marine Facility

Tour highlights innovative hydrogen-hybrid research vessel in development that will be vital to studying California coast

Acorn worm Yoda demiankoopi

“Bizarre” Yoda Acorn Worm Makes Top 10 Marine Species List

Scripps Oceanography scientists officially described the deep-sea worm in 2022; now it’s among the top 10 new species acknowledged by the World Register of Marine Species

Scripps Student Spotlight: Eesha Rangani

Marine biology master’s student studying invertebrates, involving the systematics of deep-sea Nereidid worms

Marine scientists deploy an acoustic instrument off a ship.

New Study Examines Noise Reduction from Retrofitted Shipping Vessels

Scripps Whale Acoustics Lab teams up with shipping giant Maersk to identify vessel designs that reduce radiated noise

An underwater photo of coral reefs

New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs

Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites around the world

Study lead author Ella Kim (center, pink helmet) helps deploy a HARP instrument package

"Denoising" a Noisy Ocean

Scripps Oceanography researchers use machine learning to listen for specific fish sounds

Researchers capture a sediment sample in the field in Antarctica.

Researchers Extract First Layered Lake-Sediment Sample from Subglacial Antarctica

Scripps Oceanography alumnus and colleagues describe the sample's importance in understanding past dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet and its ecosystems

Scripps Oceanography Aerial View

Celebrating Women Leaders at Scripps Oceanography

Scripps recognizes inspiring women trailblazers in honor of Women’s History Month 2023

A Scientist's Life: Luc Lenain

Oceanographer studies interplay between ocean and atmosphere

Geisel Library at UC San Diego, with orange flowers in the foreground.

UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens

Vitalik Buterin directs gift to research on aerosols, establishing the UC San Diego Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate

MOD engineers and scientists working on deploying a drifting Wirewalker buoy in collaboration with researchers from WHOI. Photo by San Nguyen

Investigating Rapid Ocean Dynamics in the North Atlantic

Volcanoes, storms, and Italian karaoke

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Scripps Oceanography Leads Sessions on Climate Change, Space, and Blue Tech at SXSW 2023

Expanded climate change programming at Conference focuses on impacts and solutions

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