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The seaweed Digenea simplex on the beach.

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

A woman holds a flask of seaweed in her hand.

Around the Pier: Usurp the Burp

How seaweed could help curb cow burps—one of California’s greatest sources of methane emissions

Portrait of a smiling man who is wearing a pink shirt

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

At a depth of 58 meters (190 feet), Paul Dayton with a camera flash unit in McMurdo Sound, 1968

How Marine Life Responds to Upheaval

Recent episode in Antarctica set off a chain of ecological events and offered a study in resilience

A man in a light blue sweater poses for a portrait in an outdoor setting near the beach

A Scientist's Life: Jeff Bowman

Biological oceanographer studies how microbes, plankton interact with their habitats

Microscopic view of domoic acid producing Pseudo-nitzschia diatom

Domoic Acid Decoded: Scientists Discover Genetic Basis for How Harmful Algal Blooms Become Toxic

Sequencing genes of microscopic algae helps determine how toxins are produced

Portrait of a male scientist in a lab; he's wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves

A Scientist's Life: Martín Tresguerres

Marine biologist discovers what organisms have in common and what makes them distinct at cellular level

A scientific diver ascends a reef wall in Palau.

Scientists Find Corals in Deeper Waters Under Stress Too

Scripps researchers use novel approach to assess temperature stress on deep coral reefs in Palau, combining sea level and temperature data sets from continuous recorders serviced by divers

A woman scuba diving

Scripps Alumna and Sally Ride Science Instructor to Embark on Arctic Expedition

Cynthia Matzke, MAS '14, will study climate issues and engage in outreach to build an understanding of environmental changes and Inuit culture

Alyssa Griffin

Scripps Student Spotlight: Alyssa Griffin

Graduate student studies the impact of changing ocean chemistry on coral reefs

Scripps grad student Chris Leber

Scripps Student Spotlight: Christopher Leber

Graduate student researches marine chemical ecology and marine natural products

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