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Red Crabs Invade San Diego Shores

Tuna crabs wash ashore by the thousands

People sit in front of a docked research vessel

Around the Pier: Voices from the Sea

Alaskan high school students conduct cutting-edge bioacoustics research through partnership with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

Scripps Oceanography Researcher Receives Young Investigator Award

Researcher is among the 36 awardees from the Office of Naval Research program

Velella velella seen on San Diego beaches.

Photo of the Week: Velella velella

Arriving by the wind

A man in a plaid shirt sits next to a microscope in a lab

A Scientist's Life: Ryan Hechinger

Marine biologist considers parasites to study broad ecological questions

A North Pacific Right Whale in the Bering Sea

Research Highlight: The Sound of Hope

Rare whale species heard off continental U.S. for the first time in more than 20 years

Compilation image of two researchers and a coral reef

Research Highlight: Discovery Goes Deep within Coral

With key enzyme’s role revealed, researchers are armed with a new tool to study the health of coral reefs around the world

A man and woman hold posters under a pier.

Squidtoons: Sparking Scientific Curiosity through Comics

Scripps graduate student Garfield Kwan spearheads marine science-focused comics website

osedax worm

The Story of a Bizarre Deep-sea Bone Worm Takes an Unexpected Twist

Evolutionary reversal previously unseen in the animal kingdom

A person presents a lecture at a podium

MAS MBC Capstone Symposium Highlights Impressive Student Research

Annual symposium showcases research conducted by Scripps master’s students

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