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A Scientist's Life: Kathy Barbeau
Marine chemist studies how the presence of trace metals such as iron and copper affect marine life and even the climate
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Research Highlight: Scientists Find Key Changes in Gray Whale Migration Routes off Southern California
Increasing numbers of gray whales migrating closer to shore could put whales at risk for ship strikes, entanglements, and pollution
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Early Results Suggest California Marine Protected Areas are a Success
Seven years after completion of network, rebounds of certain species seen
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Explosion in Plastic Pollution Post-World War II Seen in Marine Sediments
Surge in microplastics could serve as marker for “the Great Acceleration”
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Jessica Sportelli
Marine biology master’s student is studying whale acoustics to identify why killer whales are migrating to new places
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Scientists Identify New Species of Damselfish
New study co-authored by Scripps Oceanography identifies Corazon’s Damsel, a previously unknown species of damselfish found off Madagascar
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Around the Pier: Scripps Succulent Garden Sheds Light on Coral Reefs
Graduates of Scripps Oceanography program develop coral reef-inspired succulent garden on campus to bring science out of labs
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Scientists Develop New Production Method for Seaweed Chemical Used in Brain Research
Researchers find an affordable and effective way to produce kainic acid, an important natural chemical used by neuroscientists
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Around the Pier: Usurp the Burp
How seaweed could help curb cow burps—one of California’s greatest sources of methane emissions
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A Scientist's Life: Octavio Aburto-Oropeza
Marine ecologist and photographer studies ways to use technology to improve fisheries, considers economic value of flourishing ecosystems
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How Marine Life Responds to Upheaval
Recent episode in Antarctica set off a chain of ecological events and offered a study in resilience
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