News archives

juvenile manta ray and diver

Scripps Graduate Student Discovers World's First Known Manta Ray Nursery

A research team led by PhD candidate Joshua Stewart identifies a manta ray nursery in the Gulf of Mexico

Scripps climate and atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego

Ramanathan Shares $1.33 Million Sustainable Development Prize with Fellow Climate Science Pioneer

Renowned Scripps climate researcher and former NASA scientist James Hansen honored for their work

R/V Roger Revelle seen from the deck of R/V Sally Ride prior to the start of EXPORTS. Photo: Norm Nelson/UC Santa Barbara

NASA, NSF Plunge Into Ocean 'Twilight Zone' Aboard Two Scripps Vessels to Explore Ecosystem Carbon Flow

Scripps Alumna Highlight: Q&A with Jesse C. Traller

With a passion for science and degrees from Scripps Oceanography and UC San Diego, alumna Jesse C. Traller ’08, MS ’16, PhD ’17 is tackling the challenge of improving the world using algae as the fuel for change

A giant clam, Tridacna crocea, burrows into the solid carbonate rock made by tropical reef corals.

Photo of the Week: Caustic Relationship

Researchers discover how giant clams burrow into coral

The Antarctic Peninsula. Photo Sinéad Farrell/Univ. of Maryland

Satellites Track Vanishing Antarctic Ice

Special issue of journal Nature on Antarctica suggests long-term decline of sea ice, posits new scenarios for continent’s future

Photo of the Week: Distinctly Colorful

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

Sign Up For
Explorations Now

explorations now is the free award-winning digital science magazine from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Join subscribers from around the world and keep up on our cutting-edge research.