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Climate Change Likely to Increase Human Exposure to Toxic Mercury

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Welcomes New Assistant Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations

Three Scripps Oceanography Panels in the Running for SXSW 2020

Photo of the Week: Miracle on Ice

Research Highlight: Study Bolsters Case that Climate Change is Driving California Wildfires

Scripps Student Spotlight: Drake Singleton

Geophysics graduate student conducts research to understand earthquakes and active faults in Southern California

Photo of the Week: Ridgecrest Rupture

Ross Sea Floats Show Why Antarctica's Largest Ice Shelf Melts Rapidly in Summer

Warming of adjacent ocean surface waters main cause of melt in austral summer

Research Highlight: Loss of Arctic's Reflective Sea Ice Will Advance Global Warming by 25 Years

Fast mitigation may still avoid complete loss of sea ice

Photo of the Week: Surveying into the Sunset

A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role

Study Bolsters Case that Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires

Connection seen to fivefold jump in area burned

Photo of the Week: Shark Tagging

A Scientist's Life: Art Miller

Climate scientist Art Miller works to understand linkages between oceans and the atmosphere – and to inspire the next generation of scientists

Atmospheric Rivers to Become Even More Dominant Source of California Water Resources and Flooding

Research projects that, as other storms decline, atmospheric rivers will strengthen, bringing greater proportion of annual precipitation

Photo of the Week: Weight Training

Scripps Student Spotlight: Daria Sheik

Marine Biodiversity and Conservation graduate student is working to develop an app to connect conservation organizations and researchers with people across the world

Scientists Identify New Species of Damselfish

New study co-authored by Scripps Oceanography identifies Corazon’s Damsel, a previously unknown species of damselfish found off Madagascar

A Climate Change Warning from Microbiologists

Scripps Student Spotlight: Audrey Tan

Climate Science and Policy graduate student is researching how El Niño impacts lives and biodiversity across the Pacific Ocean

Mysterious Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice Explained by Years of Robotic Data

Photo of the Week: Put to the Test

New Study Finds Microplastic Throughout Monterey Bay

A Scientist's Life: Drew Lucas

Oceanographer develops technology to study small-scale ocean physics that influence climate

Around the Pier: Scripps Succulent Garden Sheds Light on Coral Reefs

Graduates of Scripps Oceanography program develop coral reef-inspired succulent garden on campus to bring science out of labs