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Research in the Time of COVID-19

Despite a deserted campus, some essential Scripps research programs carry on

Diet Diversity: Hawkfish Species Thrive on Remote Reefs Thanks to Food Preferences

Scientists discover that species diversity of hawkfish is explained by differences in what they eat

Voyager: Are there any aquatic beetle species?

Microplastics found in a quarter of San Diego estuary fish

Where'd You Get Those Genes? Individual Growth Can Vary Wildly When Populations Interbreed

Deep-Sea Fish Community Structure Strongly Affected by Oxygen and Temperature

A Scientist's Life: Greg Rouse

Aboard research vessels and inside Scripps' oceanographic collections, this marine biologist studies the evolution and biodiversity of marine invertebrates

Beaked Whale Strandings in the Mariana Archipelago Associated with Sonar

Parasitic Worms Have Armies, and Produce More Soldiers When Needed

Researchers Find New Reason Why Arctic is Warming So Fast

Microplastics: A Macro Problem

Baby Dragons Hatched at Birch Aquarium

Fourteen Science Developments to Look for in the 2020s

Tethered for Months to Floating Sea Ice, Scripps Researchers Join Largest-Ever International Arctic Expedition

Collaborative Conservation Approach for Endangered Reef Fish Yields Dramatic Results

A Scientist's Life: Simone Baumann-Pickering

Biological oceanographer identifies natural marine life behavior from human-induced behavior using acoustics

Microplastics a million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought, Scripps study suggests

Scientists Report First Recording of a Blue Whale's Heart Rate

First measurement conducted in the wild suggests that blue whale hearts are operating at extremes—and may limit the whale’s size

Lights Out: Scientists Discover Why Iconic Bioluminescent Plankton Don't Shine Off the West Coast

Voyager: How are jellyfish connected to climate change?

Scripps Scientists Awarded Nearly $5 Million to Study Triggers of Deadly, Toxic Algal Blooms

NOAA ECOHAB grant will aid search for genetic source of toxin production in phytoplankton

Clingfish biology inspires better suction cup

On Board for the 70th Anniversary of an Iconic Science Program

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

Summer Broke Arctic Temperature Records. Here's What Scripps Researchers Who Lived It Had to Say.