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Scripps Graduate Student Discovers World's First Known Manta Ray Nursery

A research team led by PhD candidate Joshua Stewart identifies a manta ray nursery in the Gulf of Mexico

Scripps Alumna Highlight: Q&A with Jesse C. Traller

With a passion for science and degrees from Scripps Oceanography and UC San Diego, alumna Jesse C. Traller ’08, MS ’16, PhD ’17 is tackling the challenge of improving the world using algae as the fuel for change

A giant clam, Tridacna crocea, burrows into the solid carbonate rock made by tropical reef corals.

Photo of the Week: Caustic Relationship

Researchers discover how giant clams burrow into coral

Scientist Jennifer Smith, Photo Credit: Erik Jepsen

A Scientist's Life: Jennifer Smith

Technology is changing how scientists study coral reefs

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Scripps Student Spotlight: Regina Guazzo

Biological oceanography graduate student uses acoustic technology to study gray whale migration

Photo of the Week: Life under the Ice

Researchers investigate how iceberg calving affects Antarctic marine life

Red Tide Brings Bioluminescence to San Diego Beaches

A robot inspired by eels in a Birch Aquarium at Scripps tank. It is meant to be as non-invasive to natural habitats as possible.

Research Highlight: Transparent Eel-like Soft Robot Can Swim Silently Underwater

Brice Semmens (right) participates in a Google Hangout at a grouper spawning aggregation site.

Research Highlight: Grouper Moon Project Uses Scripps Science to Revive a Caribbean Fish

The Nassau Grouper is in the midst of a comeback thanks to conservation and technology

Around the Pier: Scripps Oceanography Leads Coral Tech Panel at SXSW

Interactive SXSW panel highlighted innovative technology used to study coral reefs

New study shows ability of plankton like these diatoms to acquire iron is sensitive to ocean acidification

Research Highlight: Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification

Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification

Inability of phytoplankton to acquire iron imperils marine ecosystems

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

Research Highlight: Acid Ocean Poses Increased Reef Loss Risk

An amphipod collected by DOV Audacia from more than 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) deep off Chile

Photo of the Week: Deep Dive Find

Recordings Spout Secrets Behind Blue Whale Behavior

Students in safety gear sort through pink sea urchins on the deck of a vessel during a research cruise.

Research Highlight: Tasty and Pink, Sea Urchin Species May Be a Climate-Tolerant Food Source

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Tasty and Pink, Sea Urchin Species May Be a Climate-Tolerant Food Source

Aggregation of spot-tailed grunts in the waters of Cabo Pulmo National Park. Photo: Octavio Aburto

Research Highlight: New Application for Acoustics Helps Estimate Marine Life Populations

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

New Application for Acoustics Helps Estimate Marine Life Populations

Bioluminescent Worm Found to Have Iron Superpowers

Brace Yourself - 3-D Technology Helps Sea Turtle Thrive

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Scripps Scientists Use Photomosaic Technology to Find Order in the Chaos of Coral Reefs

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Study of Bermuda Corals Finds Temperature Is Most Influential Factor on Coral Growth

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MAS MBC Program Now Accepting Applications for 2018

Photo of the Week: Gulper eel

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