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The Mauna Loa Observatory. Photo: Forrest M. Mims III

In the News Now: Another Climate Milestone Falls at Mauna Loa Observatory

A group of eights students staff an outreach booth for a tutoring program.

Around the Pier: Reaching New Heights

Scripps-led Rosa Parks Tutoring Program educates youth in City Heights

The Mauna Loa Observatory. Photo: Forrest M. Mims III

Another Climate Milestone Falls at Mauna Loa Observatory

Scientist Jennifer Smith, Photo Credit: Erik Jepsen

A Scientist's Life: Jennifer Smith

Technology is changing how scientists study coral reefs

Photo of the Week: Hey, That's A Mooring

Research Highlight: Researchers Identify Bacteria and Viruses Ejected from the Ocean

Illustration of car interior temperatures. Image: Arizona State University

Research Highlight: Hot Cars Can Hit Life-Threatening Levels in Approximately One Hour

Photo of the Week: Special Delivery

Researchers Identify Bacteria and Viruses Ejected from the Ocean

Illustration of car interior temperatures. Image: Arizona State University

Hot Cars Can Hit Life-Threatening Levels in Approximately One Hour

Campus Summit Encourages Collaboration to Solve Environmental Woes

Dogs pulling sled on Greenland snowfield. Photo: Calvin Shackleton

From the Field: Greenland by Helicopter (and Dogsled)

Scripps students try to inform estimates of sea-level rise from remote ice cap

The remains of the starboard wing and landing gear of the “Heaven Can Wait” B-24.

Missing World War II B-24 Bomber Discovered By Project Recover Off Papua New Guinea

Department of Defense awards will support instrument development across several UC San Diego disciplines

Department of Defense Awards Funds to Ten UC San Diego Researchers to Develop Instrumentation

Regina Guazzo

Scripps Student Spotlight: Regina Guazzo

Biological oceanography graduate student uses acoustic technology to study gray whale migration

Photo of the Week: Life under the Ice

Researchers investigate how iceberg calving affects Antarctic marine life

Photo of the Week: Quad Squad

The Shrimp That Isn't

Red Tide Brings Bioluminescence to San Diego Beaches

Bradley Moore Natural Product Chemistry Award

Marine Chemical Biologist Honored by Royal Society of Chemistry

Photo of the Week: Crushed Ice

Collecting glacial ice to study fjord ecosystems in the Southern Ocean

A robot inspired by eels in a Birch Aquarium at Scripps tank. It is meant to be as non-invasive to natural habitats as possible.

Research Highlight: Transparent Eel-like Soft Robot Can Swim Silently Underwater

Research Highlight: See You in Three Years

Photo of the Week: Beach Teach

A woman on a small boat holds a marine animal

Scripps Student Spotlight: Leticia Cavole

Marine biology graduate student is studying the effects of climate change on fish growth

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