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Revealing the Secrets of Seaweeds
UC San Diego researchers explore seaweed genome diversity in a first-of-its-kind project that could help solve societal challenges
![Underbellies of two sharks encircling each other](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-03/sharks-01.png?itok=nmoN9sfu)
Breaking the Patrisharky: Scientists Reexamine Gender Biases in Shark and Ray Mating Research
New study analyzes biological drivers of multiple paternity in sharks and rays, challenging decades of unbalanced research
![Soupfin sharks at the bottom of the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-03/soupfin%20sharks-01.png?itok=ytNhuaRR)
New Research Unlocks Mysteries of Soupfin Shark Migration and Reproduction
Tracking the U.S. population of soupfin sharks yields firsts for science, implications for management and conservation
![Mariela Rios scuba diving in the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-02/Mariela%20R.jpg?itok=zD7VKlBt)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Mariela Rios
Graduate student seeks to find sustainability while promoting profitability for Veracruz, Mexico's sardine fishers
![Photo of the newly discovered fish Pandemic Blenny](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-02/blenny-01.png?itok=2_5IbLuv)
The Pandemic Blenny, a New Fish Discovered by Scripps Scientist
Scripps ichthyologist describes a new fish species whose name reflects these difficult times
![Detail of Coronaviridae life cycle](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-01/GerwickHeroImage.jpg?itok=g-VLncUa)
Researchers Identify Natural Products with Potential Efficacy Against Coronavirus, Ebola, and Other Lethal Viruses
Review of the life histories of RNA viruses and the compounds that could disrupt them offers hope for curtailment of future pandemics
![Sixth year PhD student Camille Pagniello on a boat in the middle of the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-01/Camille2_1.jpg?itok=zryAEgy9)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Camille Pagniello
Graduate student researches marine life through an array of sensory monitoring systems to decode ocean properties
![Close-up image of bamboo coral Acanella arbuscula](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-11/CROP-A-close-up-image-of-a-bamboo-coral-called-Acanella-arbuscula-taken-from-~1000m-deep.jpg?itok=2ZDa2WKP)
Scientists Call for Decade of Concerted Effort to Enhance Understanding of the Deep Seas
Decade of Ocean Science offers opportunity for discovery
![Plastic bottles with marine life on them in front of the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-07/plastic-01.jpg?itok=MWGq4LjL)
Scripps-Rady Ocean Plastic Pollution Challenge
Applications open for solution-based course to tackle marine pollution
New Study Finds That Parasites Can Drain Energy from Hosts Prior to Infection
Study led by Scripps scientists looks at the impact of brain-infecting parasites on California killifish
![Digital raster of the suction disc of a clingfish](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/clingfish-01.png?itok=xYUU8-9x)
Clinging on Tighter: Scientists Reenvision Bioinspired Suction Cup
New study and prototype design follow up previous efforts to recreate clingfish suction disc
![E/V Nautilus. Photo: Ocean Exploration Trust](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/800-NAUTILUS_DISTANCE2.jpg?itok=i2bFlMkE)
Scientists Studying Biodiversity and Pharmaceutical Potential on Seafloor off California
Viewers can tune in live to watch trio of Scripps Oceanography researchers and their students explore the deep ocean
![A weedy seadragon in the wild](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-09/Common-seadragon-crop.jpg?itok=hpqMQAdI)
SeadragonSearch: Using Community Science to Conserve Australia’s Charismatic Animals
Community-driven research initiative uses artificial intelligence tools to identify seadragons from uploaded photos; resulting data will inform conservation policy
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![The science party aboard R/V Sally Ride. Laura Lilly is at far left at rear; Angela Klemmedson is fourth from right.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/800-Dispatches-Lilly-Klemmedson.jpg?itok=0pM1dcn_)
All-Female Science Party aboard R/V Sally Ride Continues 71-year CalCOFI Measurement Series
Researchers honor pioneering astronaut and legacy of iconic science program
![Emperor Penguins Crary Bank Photo by Gerald Kooyman](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/450-emp-underwater-arrival-1990010-300-dpi_0.jpg?itok=PDAOUe8A)
Even at 400 Meters Deep, Banks of Ross Sea Are Consistent Source of Emperor Penguin Food
Secrets of most successful colony in Antarctica revealed over more than two decades of study
![A blue screen with the word Wavelengths written in white letters](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/Wavelengths_News_800x500.jpg?itok=X7uFH3ky)
Scripps Oceanography Debuts Wavelengths Video Series
Hosted YouTube video series showcases the cutting-edge research happening at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
![Blue whale fluke by Angela Szesciorka](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-06/blue_whale-800x500.jpg?itok=Y40wGQPd)
Research Highlight: Blue Whales Are Arriving in Southern California Earlier and Earlier
Scientists find that blue whales are timing their migration around the previous year’s krill abundance
![Sea Skater](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/sea_skater_800x500.jpg?itok=DgEO4IR5)
“It is Practically Hovering on Air”
High-speed footage provides never-before-seen look at tiny insect that can survive life on high seas
![Iridescent P. orphanae scale worm by Greg Rouse](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-06/porphanae_800x500.jpg?itok=-xCoU_LD)
Hungry Hungry Scale Worms: Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep-Sea Dwellers
A team of researchers describes new species of unique scale worms in the East Pacific
![Ospreys on platform at end of Scripps Pier.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-05/osprey-main_800x500.jpg?itok=Bx2kS_Zt)
Osprey Nest Perched Above Scripps Pier Brings Hope to Local Environmentalists
Nesting platform made possible thanks to a gift by a family foundation
![Coral Research Birch](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/birchaqm_coralresearch_800x500.jpg?itok=VXROiklQ)
Birch Aquarium Staff Keeping 6,000 Fish, Invertebrates Healthy During Closure to Public
Shy fishes emerge, sociable octopus given more games to play
![Blue Streak John Moore](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/blue_streak_john_moore800x500.jpg?itok=95S8yItH)
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