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Scripps Student Spotlight: Jesse Robinett
An undergraduate student tracks low cloudiness along California’s coast
![Panoramic view of Tel Tifdan, site where UC San Diego and Jordanian archaeologists excavated ceramic pottery shards dating to the Pottery Neolithic period. Photo: Tom Levy](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-08/TelTifdan_800.jpg?itok=4Y094-Ma)
How Earth’s Magnetic Field May Provide New Ways of Dating Archaeological Artifacts
Research leverages 20 years of excavations
![Antarctic doline on after drainage.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-06/Antarctic%20Doline_Scripps%20News.jpg?itok=6riiSeiI)
Scientists Track Sudden Disappearance of Antarctic Ice Shelf Lake
Detailed observations enable better understanding of future ice shelf stability
![Layer of ice on wooden surface. Photo: Marakit Atinat](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-05/800-Seltzer-iStock-525988773.jpg?itok=t4PXqDQH)
Climate Colder on Land During Last Ice Age than Thought
Study uses dissolved gases in ancient groundwater as a thermometer for the past
![California's Central Valley as seen from the International Space Station.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-04/Central_Valley_ISS.jpeg?itok=B7fxRPxK)
Scientists Map “Pulse” of Groundwater Flow through California’s Central Valley
Advances in remote sensing are providing a first glimpse of groundwater recharge in the San Joaquin Valley
![Portrait of a smiling woman with blonde curly hair](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-01/helen-fricker-resized.jpg?itok=PyKEjHNP)
Antarctic Geographic Feature Named in Honor of Scripps Glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker
The U.K. Antarctic Place-Names Committee honors British individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to furthering Antarctica's understanding, protection, and management
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New Study Helps Pinpoint When Earth’s Plate Subduction Began
Several billion-year-old rocks tell the story of the planet’s transition from alien landscape to one of continents, oceans, and ultimately life
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Scripps Geophysicist Peter Shearer Awarded AGU’s Inge Lehmann Medal
American Geophysical Union recognizes contribution to the understanding of earthquakes
![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
![Talcahunao, Chile after 2010 tsuanmi. Photo: Peter Burgess EU/ECHO](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/Chile2010Tsunami-PeterBurgess-Talcahunao.jpg?itok=OgZ0HPrP)
Unveiling the Accuracy of Tsunami Predictions
New study validates accuracy in predicting the first wave, but weakness in forecasting ‘trailing’ waves
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Researchers Use Satellite Imaging to Map Groundwater Use in California’s Central Valley
Satellite data reveal variability in the intensity of groundwater use for different crops, a boon for irrigation policymaking across the state
![NASA image of clouds over earth.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-09/clouds-NASA.jpg?itok=epA44pQ0)
Scripps Receives NOAA Award to Study Clouds, One of the Largest Uncertainties in Climate Change
The MAPP project will examine the relationship between low cloud “hot-spots” and Earth’s global climate sensitivity
![Earth's Magnetic Field](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/NASA_Earth%20Magnetic%20Field_800x500.jpg?itok=jjSeITRl)
Simulations Shows Magnetic Field Can Change 10 Times Faster than Previously Thought
Scientists demonstrate rapid changes are associated with local weakening of the magnetic field
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Research in the Time of COVID-19
Despite a deserted campus, some essential Scripps research programs carry on
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![Surface waves produced by iceberg calving are visible near the terminus of the Hansbreen glacier in Svalbard, Norway.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-06/iceberg-calving_800x500.jpg?itok=ex2L9vMI)
Listen Up: Scripps Scientists Use Underwater Microphones to Study Calving Arctic Glacier
Researchers develop new method for measuring glacial retreat by analyzing underwater acoustic recordings of icebergs falling into the ocean
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Renowned Scientific Drilling Vessel with Ties to Scripps Visits San Diego
Scripps community members and scientists visit the JOIDES Resolution during its first U.S. port call in more than a decade
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UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research
Researchers across campus are trying to improve the understanding and detection of earthquakes
![UC San Diego scientist and newly elected NAE member Kimberly Prather. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/communications-content/field_crop/siocomm_A_Prather_news-sio_0.jpg?itok=JmLaTGfx)
Scripps Oceanography Scientist Honored by the National Academy of Engineering
Prestigious academy awards membership to atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather for her contributions to engineering
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