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Research Highlight: Protect Herbivores, Preserve Coral Reefs

Dr. Andy Nosal holds a leopard shark

A Scientist's Life: Andy Nosal

Marine biologist specializes in behavior and ecology of sharks and rays

Number of days in Jan. 2016 surface melt was detected from passive microwave satellite observations. Image: Julien Nicolas/OSU

Scientists Report Large-Scale Surface Melting Event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño

Fish Love Songs May Help Protect Them From Overfishing, Study Finds

Portrait of a woman scientist on a boat in Antarctica; an iceberg is seen in the background

A Scientist's Life: Maria Vernet

Phytoplankton ecologist studies key members of ocean food webs

Part of the RIS Team at Scott’s Hut near McMurdo. Hut was used during Captain Scott’s 1904 Discovery Expedition.

From the Field: Graduate Students, Researcher Camp Out on Antarctic Ice Shelf

Parrotfsh, coral, and urchin fossils found in cored coral samples.

Video: Parrotfish Critical for Healthy Coral Reefs

Photo of the Week: Featherweight

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Antarctic Bottom Waters Freshening at Unexpected Rate

squid embryo.

Research Highlight: A Story of Survival

Market squid embryo experiment suggests invertebrate has a hardiness that will come in handy in future ocean conditions

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Early Results from Survey of Antarctica's Biggest Ice Shelf

Phytoplankton bloom near Wrangel Island off Siberia. Image processed by M. Kahru from MODIS sensor data on Aqua satellite.

Study: Diminishing Sea Ice is Increasing the Size of Arctic Ocean Food Web Base

Former Scripps graduate student Yuichiro Takeshita with BEAMS on Palmyra coral reef

Research Highlight: Automated System Advances Study of Chemical 'Pulse' of Coral Reefs

Cells under a microscope

Proton Pump Found to Regulate Blood pH in Stingrays

Scripps research team finds new function for similar enzyme found in boneworms, corals

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Scripps Graduate Students Receive High Honors

Graduate Maggie Johnson receives Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowship; incoming student Angela Szesciorka awarded NOAA’s Nancy Foster Scholarship

Researchers Develop Novel Microscope to Study the Underwater World

Seafloor imagining system captures a microscopic view of a coral’s life

Photo of the Week: Dogs of the Antarctic Sun

Matthew Siegfried. Field photo by Oliver Marsh, Gateway Antarctica

What Lies beneath West Antarctica?

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

From the Field (in Photos): Exploring an Antarctic Fjord

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New Study Shows Desert Mangroves Are Major Source of Carbon Storage

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Upside-Down "Rivers" Threaten Antarctic Ice Shelves

Martin Tresguerres

Around the Pier: Profiles in Diversity - Argentinian Scientist Pursues Dream Project in Panama

Scripps marine biologist Martín Tresguerres dives in to learn more about the cell biology of coral reefs

Ross Sea phase sensitive radar system

Study Finds High Melt Rates on Antarctica's Most Stable Ice Shelf

Dr. Andy Nosal holds a leopard shark

Meet Andy Nosal, the Scripps Researcher with a Passion for Science Communication—and Sharks

The winner of a prestigious science communicator’s award, Nosal strives to dispel myths about sharks

AWARE team members at the ARM Mobile Facility, Antarctica

AWARE: The Most Comprehensive Meteorological Study of Antarctica Ever Undertaken

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