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Letter from Leading Researchers Urges Terminology Update, Shift in COVID-19 Guidance

Importance of moving activities outdoors and ensuring proper ventilation indoors stressed, as experts urge science community to clarify definitions

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Air Pollution’s Connection to Infant Mortality

New study reveals air pollution, even from natural sources, has critical impacts on child health

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Deep Sea Anti-Cancer Drug Discovered by Scripps Scientists Enters Final Phase of Clinical Trials

Microbe from the ocean floor is a promising new treatment for glioblastoma, the cancer that killed Sen. John McCain

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Coastal Heat Waves Can Tax Public Health - Even Outside of Summer

Study of Southern California hospitalizations shows upticks attributable to heat driven by Santa Ana winds in fall, winter, and spring

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"SMART 2.0" Revolutionizing Identification of Natural Compounds

Organic chemistry tool developed at UC San Diego is speeding up drug discovery, toxicological analysis, and more

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Microplastics: A Macro Problem

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Fourteen Science Developments to Look for in the 2020s

Kelp: The Next Superfood?

Climate Change Likely to Increase Human Exposure to Toxic Mercury

Research Highlight: Study Finds Waves Trap Pollutants from River Outflows Along Shore

Researchers Identify Bacteria and Viruses Ejected from the Ocean

Red Tide Brings Bioluminescence to San Diego Beaches

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Salty Cinema Series Brings Global Discussion on Plastics to the Big Screen

A Scientist's Life: Tarik Benmarhnia

Climate change epidemiologist considers human health hazards

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A Scientist's Life: Jennifer Vanos

Biometeorologist is at intersection of weather and human health

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New Research Uncovers Pattern in Global Flu Outbreaks

Study Finds Toxic Pollutants in Fish Across the World's Oceans

Research Highlight: The Dolphin Sentinels

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A Scientist's Life: Lihini Aluwihare

Lihini Aluwihare studies the chemistry of organic matter in the oceans

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New Center Targets Ocean Contaminants and Human Health

Scripps scientists lead two separate projects to track potentially toxic chemicals in marine life and their impacts on human health

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography Launches Scripps Genome Center

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Fresh Evidence Points to Marine Bacteria as Source of Anti-Cancer Drug

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