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Climate Change is Making One of the World’s Strongest Currents Flow Faster
A change in the Southern Ocean, the region absorbing the most human-induced warming globally, is detected by new technology
SOARS Readies for Flight
The world’s most sophisticated ocean simulator, under construction at Scripps Oceanography, will be operational in 2022
New Study Pinpoints Likely Path of COVID-Related Plastic Waste in the Ocean
Researchers use a new model to project where the surge of mismanaged medical waste will end up—including beaches, seabeds, and the Arctic Ocean
Scripps Student Spotlight: Pengcheng Zhang
Climate sciences PhD student researches the atmospheric super-rotation phenomenon on Earth
UC San Diego Announces Teams for Blue Tech Accelerator
Eight new San Diego startups are tackling ocean challenges in startBlue Program
UC San Diego Works to Mitigate Possible Oil Impacts from Spill off Huntington Beach
Mitigation measures under way at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium to protect marine organisms while oceanographers assist in wind and current forecasts
Dodging Hurricane Ida While Listening to a Changing Gulf
Supercharged storms, marine mammal movements have human influence as a common cause
NOAA Awards More Than $7 million for California Ocean Observing
Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System at Scripps Oceanography among nationwide research groups awarded
A Scientist's Life: Janet Sprintall
Physical oceanographer tracks circulation in one of the world’s busiest ocean interchanges
The History of Insects Living on the Open Ocean Tracks with the History of the Currents They Ride
Researchers uncover how climatic changes influence the evolution of ocean skaters
Scripps Oceanography Researcher Receives Young Investigator Award
Office of Naval Research award will support Sophia Merrifield's work on robotic systems
Researchers Observe Potential Impacts of Seafloor Mining
Team uses field data to create a model to show behavior of sediment plumes
Remains of U.S. Pilot Recovered offshore Vietnam
Scripps Oceanography’s Project Recover uses advanced underwater technology to aid in recovery
UC San Diego Receives $35 Million in State Funding for New California Coastal Research Vessel
First-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid vessel will be vital to education and research
Review Evaluates Evidence for Intensifying Indian Ocean Water Cycle
Report calls for better integration of observations, models, and paleoclimate research
Scripps Student Spotlight: Rhys Tallentire
An undergraduate student researches coral reef biogeochemistry and its global decline
Scripps Student Spotlight: Athina Lange
A graduate student studies wave runup through ocean topography, and how it can be used to forecast flooding in coastal communities
Voyager: Is There Really a Southern Ocean?
Asked by Michigan Center Junior High School 7th Grade class, Michigan Center, Mich.
Richard Seymour: 1929-2021
Architect of the iconic Coastal Data Information Program, world’s largest repository of scientific, directional wave data
The ‘Grand Tour’ Atlantic Ocean Water Takes Around the World
An analysis of “big data” by Scripps oceanographers traces where water goes when it leaves the Atlantic ocean basin
A Scientist's Life: Grant Deane
Oceanographer studies how much bubbles can reveal about the state of the oceans
The 'Heat Bombs' Destroying Arctic Sea Ice
Unprecedented observations could revise forecasts of melt in polar ocean
The Wave Beneath Their Wings
The intricate dance between waves, wind, and gliding pelicans is worked out for the first time
Ready for Liftoff: Alumna Megan McArthur to Pilot Space Mission
Astronaut and graduate of Scripps Oceanography to visit International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission
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