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Three Scripps Oceanography Researchers Recognized for Scientific Achievement
AGU’s 2025 awardees include Scripps Oceanography’s Helen Amanda Fricker, Marty Ralph and Lia Siegelman
UC San Diego Launches Soil Health Center to Advance Climate Solutions, Food Security
Interdisciplinary center digs into soil health research, efforts to create a more sustainable and climate-resilient food system
UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science
GAIA leverages campus’ inherent strengths to create a key player in machine learning world
Joseph Curray: 1927-2025
Expert on the role of coastal sediments associated with Scripps for more than 40 years
2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded for Breakthrough Research on Real-Time Tsunami Forecasting
Scripps Oceanography researcher part of team awarded the “Nobel Prize of Supercomputing”
Scripps Student Spotlight: Victoria Auerbach
PhD candidate studies the thermal evolution of Earth and Venus
Volcanic Ash Supercharges Plant Growth and Rebuilds Soil Life
Research reveals that sprinkling volcanic ash on soil can triple plant growth by transforming microbiome
An Explanation for the Look of Venus’ Mysterious Surface
The source of enigmatic circles on the surface of Earth’s closest relative in solar system revealed in new paper
Uncovering the History of the Caribbean Archipelago
International team of researchers makes groundbreaking discoveries in Barbuda and Antigua
Scripps Student Spotlight: Marissa Saenger
PhD student works to understand climate change and geoengineering effects on human welfare, perceptions and behavior
Turning Seismic Science into Action
Scripps alum Diego Melgar channels expertise into helping communities better prepare for earthquakes
Growing Our Way out of a Climate Crisis
Genetically enhanced crops could be a key way to meet CO2 removal at the scale it needs
Nuclear Monitoring System Suggests Landslide Cut off Internet in West Africa
Researchers analyzed hydroacoustic data to determine cause of broken communications cables in the Trou Sans Fond Canyon
Report Shows Science-Informed Operations Increase NorCal Resilience to Floods
Benefits of the flexible water management strategy outlined in a new report
Two UC San Diego Scientists Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships
Vashan Wright and Xiaolong Wang recognized among exceptional cohort of early-career researchers
Atmospheric Rivers Explain Atypical El Niño and La Niña Years
These rivers in the sky don’t play by El Niño or La Niña’s rules
Hard Rock Geology above the Challenger Deep
Looking for clues about subduction at the deepest point in the ocean
Mangrove Loss in Acapulco Likely Worsened the Devastation of Hurricane Otis
Researchers find mangroves are key to reducing hurricane impacts, protecting vulnerable communities, and mitigating climate change
The Elusive Origin of Guadalupe Island
Scripps Oceanography researchers and colleagues explore an ancient volcano in the Pacific Ocean
Jeffrey Bada: 1942-2024
Chemist advanced revolutionary research on the origin of life on Earth and beyond
Climate Change-Triggered Landslide Unleashes a 650-Foot Mega-Tsunami
Wave created a seismic signal that lasted for nine days
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
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
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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