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Antarctic Geographic Feature Named in Honor of Scripps Glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker

The U.K. Antarctic Place-Names Committee honors British individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to furthering Antarctica's understanding, protection, and management

New Study Helps Pinpoint When Earth’s Plate Subduction Began

Several billion-year-old rocks tell the story of the planet’s transition from alien landscape to one of continents, oceans, and ultimately life

Scripps Geophysicist Peter Shearer Awarded AGU’s Inge Lehmann Medal

American Geophysical Union recognizes contribution to the understanding of earthquakes

Scientists Studying Biodiversity and Pharmaceutical Potential on Seafloor off California

Viewers can tune in live to watch trio of Scripps Oceanography researchers and their students explore the deep ocean

Unveiling the Accuracy of Tsunami Predictions

New study validates accuracy in predicting the first wave, but weakness in forecasting ‘trailing’ waves

Researchers Use Satellite Imaging to Map Groundwater Use in California’s Central Valley

Satellite data reveal variability in the intensity of groundwater use for different crops, a boon for irrigation policymaking across the state

Scripps Receives NOAA Award to Study Clouds, One of the Largest Uncertainties in Climate Change

The MAPP project will examine the relationship between low cloud “hot-spots” and Earth’s global climate sensitivity

Simulations Shows Magnetic Field Can Change 10 Times Faster than Previously Thought

Scientists demonstrate rapid changes are associated with local weakening of the magnetic field

Research in the Time of COVID-19

Despite a deserted campus, some essential Scripps research programs carry on

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

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