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Kelp: The Next Superfood?

Scripps Student Spotlight: Anaí Novoa

Graduate student investigates the role and future of parasites when their hosts respond to climate change

Photo: Marc Adams

Voyager: How are jellyfish connected to climate change?

U.S. and Indian scientists prior to July monsoon expedition in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: San Nguyen

Technological Feats Highlight Scripps Oceanography Monsoon Research

A sea lion suffering from domoic acid poisoning. Photo: Peter Wallerstein/Marine Animal Rescue.

Scripps Scientists Awarded Nearly $5 Million to Study Triggers of Deadly, Toxic Algal Blooms

NOAA ECOHAB grant will aid search for genetic source of toxin production in phytoplankton

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

Scripps Oceanography at SACNAS

Scripps Oceanography Returns to the SACNAS Conference in October 2019

A compilation image featuring a portarit of a woman and a wave in the background

Scripps Scientist Receives Prestigious Award from Oceanographic Institute of Monaco

Pioneering deep-sea expert Lisa Levin to receive the Prince Albert I Grand Medal for science

Clingfish biology inspires better suction cup

Ken Melville

Obituary Notice: Ken Melville, 1946-2019

Seismic gear deployed on rough California hillside.

UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research

Researchers across campus are trying to improve the understanding and detection of earthquakes

Profile photos of four scientists - three women and one man

Four New Faculty Members Join Scripps Oceanography

Scripps welcomes Sarah Aarons, Julia Diaz, Dovi Kacev, and Amina Schartup to its academic ranks

Biological oceanographer Lisa Levin describes deep-sea organisms to students during a recent field course

Taking the Heat

Scripps researcher contributes to major international report showing dangerous consequences of a warming ocean

Students watch as a weather balloon is launched for an atmospheric sciences class.

New Climate Change Studies Minor Prepares Future Leaders

Ancient Whale Named After Scripps Oceanography Father and Son Scientists

Aerial photo of R/V Bob and Betty Beyster

Photo of the Week: Above Deck

Archaeology team gets training on using Scripps's new coastal vessel

Biological oceanographer Mark Ohman and student Stephanie Sommer sort copepods during CCE-LTER cruise this summer

Research Provides New Insight into Roles of Plankton in Marine Carbon Storage

Scripps alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications

From the Sea to the Stars

Scripps Oceanography alumna Jessica Meir, PhD ‘09, launches to the International Space Station, fulfilling a lifelong dream

Ship crewmembers deploy a CTD rosette, a staple measurement method in CalCOFI cruises. Photo: Natalya Gallo

On Board for the 70th Anniversary of an Iconic Science Program

Portrait of a smiling woman wearing a purple shirt; a building and the ocean are seen in the background

A Scientist's Life: Kathy Barbeau

Marine chemist studies how the presence of trace metals such as iron and copper affect marine life and even the climate

Scripps Institution of Oceanography will serve as the location for a new Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise (COE).

Coast Guard Partners with Scripps Oceanography to Establish Blue Technology Center of Expertise

New Center of Expertise will provide opportunities for identification, evaluation and transition of new blue technologies

Tasiilaq, Greenland, during a record hot July 2019. Photo: James Holte

Summer Broke Arctic Temperature Records. Here's What Scripps Researchers Who Lived It Had to Say.

Jessica Meir greeted on arrival at the International Space Station.

Photo of the Week: Welcome to Space

Scripps Oceanography graduate student Grant Batzel.

Scripps Student Spotlight: Grant Batzel

A passionate PhD student who makes the most out of his time at Scripps to study the slipper snail and become a well-rounded scientist

A coral reef in the Central Pacific. PC: Mike Fox

Scientists Find that Corals Rely More on Hunting than Previously Thought

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