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Number of days in Jan. 2016 surface melt was detected from passive microwave satellite observations. Image: Julien Nicolas/OSU

Scientists Report Large-Scale Surface Melting Event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño

Fish Love Songs May Help Protect Them From Overfishing, Study Finds

A boat and divers in the water.

UC San Diego Launches Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

Churro-Like Marine Worm Discovered by Scripps Scientists Is One of the 'Top 10 Species of 2017'

Rise of Aggressive Reef Predator From Overfishing May Impede Sea Urchin Recovery, Study Finds

Portrait of a woman scientist on a boat in Antarctica; an iceberg is seen in the background

A Scientist's Life: Maria Vernet

Phytoplankton ecologist studies key members of ocean food webs

Part of the RIS Team at Scott’s Hut near McMurdo. Hut was used during Captain Scott’s 1904 Discovery Expedition.

From the Field: Graduate Students, Researcher Camp Out on Antarctic Ice Shelf

Three-year effort launched to understand melanins, responsible for the iridescent plumage of this glossy starling. Photo: istock

UC San Diego Receives $7.5 Million to Develop Innovative Uses for Melanin

New Study Suggests Overfishing in One of World's Most Productive Fishing Regions

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Scripps Marine Microbiologists Honored for Scientific Leadership

Deep Oceans Face Starvation by End of Century

Karana and Aurora Stokum visiting their grandfather, Eugene Swantz.

A Grandfather's Wish to Share the Sea

Photo of the Week: Galapagos Pup

Parrotfsh, coral, and urchin fossils found in cored coral samples.

Video: Parrotfish Critical for Healthy Coral Reefs

Photo of the Week: Featherweight

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Antarctic Bottom Waters Freshening at Unexpected Rate

Swarm of Underwater Robots Mimics Ocean Life

Study Finds Parrotfish are Critical to Coral Reef Health

squid embryo.

Research Highlight: A Story of Survival

Market squid embryo experiment suggests invertebrate has a hardiness that will come in handy in future ocean conditions

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

Research Highlight: Researchers Capture First Glimpse of Ruby Seadragons in the Wild

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

Research Highlight: Researchers Capture First Glimpse of Ruby Seadragons in the Wild

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Early Results from Survey of Antarctica's Biggest Ice Shelf

Cultures of three marine bacteria that make the compound pentabromopseudilin

Research Highlight: Marine Microbes Could Help Clean Up Environmental Pollutants

Phytoplankton bloom near Wrangel Island off Siberia. Image processed by M. Kahru from MODIS sensor data on Aqua satellite.

Study: Diminishing Sea Ice is Increasing the Size of Arctic Ocean Food Web Base

Former Scripps graduate student Yuichiro Takeshita with BEAMS on Palmyra coral reef

Research Highlight: Automated System Advances Study of Chemical 'Pulse' of Coral Reefs

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