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A Scientist's Life: Sarah Aarons

Earth scientist studies the role dust plays in shaping ecosystems

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

Scientists Find that Mars Likely Never had Global Magma Ocean

Earth's Mantle, Not Its Core, May Have Generated Planet's Early Magnetic Field

Climate Destabilization Unlikely to Cause Methane 'Burp'

Fourteen Science Developments to Look for in the 2020s

San Diego Water Table Dropped by Twenty Meters at the End of Last Ice Age

The Race to Stay Ahead of Wildfires

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

UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research

Researchers across campus are trying to improve the understanding and detection of earthquakes

Scripps Oceanography Scientist Honored by the National Academy of Engineering

Prestigious academy awards membership to atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather for her contributions to engineering

Climate Change May Suppress Santa Ana Winds, Particularly in Fall

A Scientist's Life: Emily Chin

Geologist uses surface rocks to understand what’s happening miles within Earth’s interior

Scripps Student Spotlight: Emily Wei

Geosciences graduate student uses research to unravel geological processes of the past

Campus Summit Encourages Collaboration to Solve Environmental Woes

Video: How Scientists Measure Carbon Dioxide in the Air

Q&A with William Easterling, Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation

Easterling, head of the Directorate for Geosciences, discussed his vision for NSF and funding priorities during a recent visit to Scripps Oceanography

A Scientist's Life: Jane Willenbring

Geologist Jane Willenbring studies "the science of scenery," how the landscape changes over time

Pioneering Scripps Earth Scientist Awarded by the European Geosciences Union

Meinrat Andreae to receive Alfred Wegener Medal & Honorary Membership for groundbreaking research in geosciences

Reduced Energy from the Sun Might Occur by Mid-century; Now Scientists Know by How Much

Photo of the Week: Up, up, upwelling

Probing the skies while studying ocean processes off Southern California

UC San Diego Launches Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology

UC San Diego Organizes 2017 Workshop on Big Data and the Earth Sciences

Research Highlight: Researchers Uncover New Details About California's Ancient Shoreline

Faculty Profile: Isabel Rivera-Collazo Joins Scripps and UC San Diego

New joint-hire specializes in environmental archaeology, with cross-collaborative research bridging Scripps, Department of Anthropology