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Photo of the Week: Reaching Out

New mapping of earthquake density reveals hundreds of thousands of small earthquakes. Image: Science

Scientists Identify Almost 2 Million Previously "Hidden" Earthquakes

Loquats, oyster mushrooms and mustard greens from Roger’s Community Garden, the new destination for Scripps compost

Around the Pier: Keeping Compost Close

Photo of the Week: Icy Domain

Ocean Tunnel Pop-Up Art Installation on View at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Photo: Brian Zgliczynski

Advanced Virtual Technology Captures How Coral Reefs Recover After Bleaching

Kat Montgomery (left) and Katherine Rainone (right) pose in front of the California State Capitol.

From the Field: Making a Splash in Sacramento

Photo of the Week: Whorl of Wonder

Scripps representing during recent fieldwork in West Antarctica. Photo: Oliver Marsh and Matt Siegfried

Around the Pier: Scripps Launches Polar Center

Center draws from several disciplines to focus on Earth’s most rapidly changing regions

Photo of the Week: Getting Their Feet Wet

Research Highlight: Rapid Global Switch to Renewable Energy Can Save Millions of Lives Annually

Scientists assess impact of fossil energy and air pollution on health, climate and rainfall

Rapid Global Switch to Renewable Energy Can Save Millions of Lives Annually

Scientists assess impact of fossil energy and air pollution on health, climate and rainfall

Scripps Student Spotlight: Daniel Conley

Marine biology graduate student is studying how corals react to different environmental conditions

Research Highlight: Coastal Ecosystems Suffer from Upriver Hydroelectric Dams

Photo of the Week: Revelle Down Under

Coastal Ecosystems Suffer from Upriver Hydroelectric Dams

A compliation image featuring three women: Jennifer Le, Anela Choy, and Jennifer Haase

Conversations with Three Women in Science at Scripps Oceanography

International Women's Day-inspired Q&A features three stellar Scripps scientists, ranging from faculty members to PhD student

Photo: J.-P. Sylvestre

Scientists Find Mystery Killer Whales off Cape Horn, Chile

Portrait of a blonde woman wearing a scarf; the sun is setting in the background

A Scientist's Life: Helen Amanda Fricker

Glaciologist uses satellite data to monitor one of the most significant global warming-related changes in nature

Research Highlight: Deep Ocean Warming at an Accelerating Rate

Measurements made from ships and by Scripps-built robots both point to more heat uptake than expected

Photo of the Week: Plankton Pause

PhD student Jennifer Le describing marine specimens to curious children

Around the Pier: Scripps Students, Faculty and Alums at the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering

Rendering of R/V Bob and Betty Beyster

Around the Pier: New Research Vessel Bob and Betty Beyster to Arrive at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Photo of the Week: Mantis Molt

AlertWildfire cameras on top of Santiago Peak in Orange County, Calif. during the Holy Fire in August 2018.

Seventy High-Tech Cameras Installed in Southern California Provide Eyes on Fire Prone Areas

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