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“It is Practically Hovering on Air”
High-speed footage provides never-before-seen look at tiny insect that can survive life on high seas
Scripps Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Ward
MAS MBC alumna harnesses her science communication skills and passion for sharing Earth’s stories as a video producer for NASA
Hungry Hungry Scale Worms: Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep-Sea Dwellers
A team of researchers describes new species of unique scale worms in the East Pacific
Osprey Nest Perched Above Scripps Pier Brings Hope to Local Environmentalists
Nesting platform made possible thanks to a gift by a family foundation
New Open-Access Book Casts Climate Change as a Public Health Crisis
Contributors to text co-edited by UC San Diego researchers range from Nobel Prize laureates to Pope Francis
Birch Aquarium Staff Keeping 6,000 Fish, Invertebrates Healthy During Closure to Public
Shy fishes emerge, sociable octopus given more games to play
Research Highlight: Understanding Microbiomes in Salmon Hatcheries
Scripps PhD student finds connection between hatchery and fish microbiome which may promote fish growth
Coronavirus Global Slowdown Is Cleaning the Skies. How Long Will It Last?
Scripps Oceanography climate scientists ponder what episode tells us about global warming
Scripps Student Spotlight: Sawyer Brand
Scripps undergraduate student fascinated by the dynamic wonders of the ocean and atmosphere delves into research with Argo floats
First Results from NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission Map 16 Years of Melting Ice Sheets
Team of scientists finds massive ice loss in West Antarctica
Five UC San Diego Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
CAICE founding director among new members
Everything You Wanted to Know About Red Tides
Bioluminescent waves spotted along the coastline, from Baja California to Los Angeles
Tube Worm Slime Displays Long-Lasting, Self-Powered Glow
Marine organism’s bioluminescence could inspire new eco-friendly, long-lasting light sources
Four from UC San Diego Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Scripps Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen among the 2020 class
Scripps Student Spotlight: Karen Gutierrez
Scripps graduate student inspired by geosciences, history, and anthropology to pursue research in paleoclimatology
New Study Looks at How the “Blob” Came Back
Scripps Oceanography and CIRES scientists find that weak winds in the Pacific drove record-breaking 2019 summertime marine heat wave
El Niño Impacts on Southern California Estuaries Reveal Potential for More Frequent Closures
Winter storms in 2015-2016 emphasized vulnerability of estuaries that have natural, intermittent mouth closures, compared to those which stay open throughout the year
Scientific Resilience During a Pandemic
An aborted research cruise makes the most of the return journey home
Research in the Time of COVID-19
Despite a deserted campus, some essential Scripps research programs carry on
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
Diet Diversity: Hawkfish Species Thrive on Remote Reefs Thanks to Food Preferences
Scientists discover that species diversity of hawkfish is explained by differences in what they eat
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
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