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Design of World’s First Hydrogen-Hybrid Research Vessel Approved
Scripps Oceanography research vessel will use liquid hydrogen fuel cells to enable zero-emissions operation
![StartBlue Cohort 3 with program leaders and mentors at Demo Day 2024](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2024-06/startblue_demo_day_lt_7.jpg?itok=obt9iKEw)
Blue Technology Startups Turn Concept into Reality at UC San Diego
StartBlue accelerator program supports businesses advancing San Diego’s Blue Economy
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UC San Diego-Led Science Teams Selected as Finalists for NASA Science Missions to Understand Our Changing Climate
Each team will receive $5 million to conduct concept studies for new satellites
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Study Pinpoints Cellular Response to Pressure in Sea Star Embryos
Cells take up an unusual geometrical shape in response to pressure
![USCGC Healy supporting Ice Station Operations](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2024-05/uscg_cutter_healy_icebreaker-800-500.jpg?itok=E0WjY1r3)
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Triton Innovation Challenge Spotlights Trailblazing Environmental Solutions
UC San Diego students, faculty and staff present innovative technologies at premier entrepreneurship competition
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Global Warming Is Influencing Global Timekeeping
One consequence is giving society a few extra years to prepare for a potential Y2K-style glitch
![Ship tracks as seen from the NOAA-20 satellite on April 24, 2019. Photo: NOAA NESDIS](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2024-03/800-nesdis_ne_pac_noaa-20_24jan2022.jpg?itok=lOWv_nRf)
How To Determine if a Potential Geoengineering Strategy Could Work?
Scientists detail research needed to assess viability, risks of marine cloud brightening
![On Mount Soledad in La Jolla, ARM radars and a variety of guest instruments collected data during EPCAPE, sometimes from within hovering banks of marine clouds.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2024-03/800-epcape_mount_soledad.jpg?itok=pDvYSsx3)
EPCAPE Observations at Scripps Pier, Mt. Soledad Wrap Up
Marine cloud-aerosol campaign now enters a phase of energetic data analysis
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Study Illuminates the Protective Role of Fluorescence in Neon-Colored Sea Anemones
Fluorescent proteins shown to protect sea anemone cells from stress
![Larsen A embayment in the Antarctic Peninsula](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2024-01/larsena-drone-800-500.jpg?itok=_wnv1Fda)
New Paper Pinpoints Key Role of NASA Satellites in Monitoring Earth's Vital Signs
All-woman team of researchers shows how 20 years of laser-based observations have improved our understanding of a changing planet
![Artist's rendition of the SWOT satellite](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-12/crop-swot_artist_eos_800.jpg?itok=iYhjb38q)
Science to Watch: SWOT
Oceanographers are raving about a new tool that redefines how we understand ‘sea level.’ Here’s why.
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Oceanographers Explore Turbulence in the Depths of La Jolla Canyon
Researchers with Scripps Oceanography’s MOD group are using pink dye and a suite of ocean tech to study underwater dynamics off La Jolla
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Scripps Oceanography to Help Lead New Earthquake Research Center
The multi-institution center will study Cascadia subduction zone to improve earthquake resilience in the Pacific Northwest
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Historic Red Tide Event of 2020 Fueled by Plankton Super Swimmers
The swimming ability of dinoflagellates lends them a competitive advantage over other plankton species, contributing to harmful algal blooms
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Storied Research Platform is Retired
Scripps Oceanography’s 61-year-old FLIP towed to sea for the final time
![Due to liquefaction of the ground during the Turkey earthquake sequence, this building broke from its foundation and fell on the building behind it.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-08/turkeyquake800.jpg?itok=-LD9DWXM)
The Unexpected Physics Behind Turkey’s Devastating 2023 Earthquakes
The findings could have important takeaways for assessing seismic hazards in California
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UNESCO Recognizes International Team for Sustainable Underwater Archaeology Efforts
UC San Diego researchers and Mexican colleagues lauded for work on the Yucatán Peninsula
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Expanding Access to Coral Reef Conservation Technology
Scripps researchers recommend how conservationists and scientists can use 3D modeling technology called large-area imaging
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UC San Diego Celebrates Opening of the Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility
New facility is dedicated to marine biodiversity and conservation research, discovery and education
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ALERTCalifornia Launches to Provide Essential Tools to Understand and Adapt to Natural Disasters
UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia public safety program leverages novel technology and cutting-edge research to understand the causes, behavior and aftereffects of wildfires and other natural disasters in the Golden State
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Research Expedition to Probe Mysteries of the Deep off New Zealand
Scripps Oceanography and collaborators to deploy Deep Argo floats and other ocean tech
![A group of sleeping 2-month-old northern elephant seals on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park, California.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-04/01_sleepingseals03_jessica-kendall-bar-scripps-lead.png?itok=s1TSRAEJ)
Elephant Seals Drift Off to Sleep While Diving Far Below the Ocean Surface
Brainwave patterns show elephant seals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day while at sea
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“Bizarre” Yoda Acorn Worm Makes Top 10 Marine Species List
Scripps Oceanography scientists officially described the deep-sea worm in 2022; now it’s among the top 10 new species acknowledged by the World Register of Marine Species
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New Study Examines Noise Reduction from Retrofitted Shipping Vessels
Scripps Whale Acoustics Lab teams up with shipping giant Maersk to identify vessel designs that reduce radiated noise
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