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Rise of Aggressive Reef Predator From Overfishing May Impede Sea Urchin Recovery, Study Finds

Photo: istockphoto/VR_Studio

Biological Activity Found to Affect Aerosols Produced from Sea Spray

More Natural Dust Improves Air Quality in Eastern China

Video: Loss of Reef Urchins

Portrait of a woman scientist on a boat in Antarctica; an iceberg is seen in the background

A Scientist's Life: Maria Vernet

Phytoplankton ecologist studies key members of ocean food webs

Scripps scientists Bradley Moore and Vinayak Agarwal

Research Highlight: Bacteria Living in Marine Sponge Produce Flame Retardant-Like Compounds

Scripps researchers are steps closer to understanding their human health implications

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Study Finds Bacteria Living in Marine Sponge Produce Toxic Flame Retardant-Like Compounds

Diversity Award ceremony 2017.

Scripps Community Awarded for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Group effort led to hiring of Scripps Diversity Initiatives Coordinator

Part of the RIS Team at Scott’s Hut near McMurdo. Hut was used during Captain Scott’s 1904 Discovery Expedition.

From the Field: Graduate Students, Researcher Camp Out on Antarctic Ice Shelf

Environmental microorganisms in petri dish. Photo courtesy of Simon Fraser University

New Study Looks to Future of Drug Discovery in Natural World

Grad Students Show Lawmakers Value of UC Research

Photo of the Week: Solar Spectacle

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

Around the Pier: Marching for Science in Scripps Style - Underwater, at Sea, and in San Diego

Boy peers into an aqaurium tank

Research in Action: New Exhibit at Birch Aquarium

Three-year effort launched to understand melanins, responsible for the iridescent plumage of this glossy starling. Photo: istock

UC San Diego Receives $7.5 Million to Develop Innovative Uses for Melanin

Photo of the Week: Supporting Science at Sea

A student and supporter look at a research poster.

Scripps Donors Thanked for Support at Annual Fellowship Brunch

Graduate students and donors discussed scientific research at yearly event

New Study Suggests Overfishing in One of World's Most Productive Fishing Regions

Photo of the Week: The Look of the Sound of the Sea

Northern California Just Surpassed the Wettest Year on Record

Atmospheric rivers, a key focus of Scripps research center, responsible for record-breaking rain

Marching for Science

2017 Workshop on Big Data and the Earth Sciences

UC San Diego Organizes 2017 Workshop on Big Data and the Earth Sciences

Scripps distinguished professor of oceanography Lynne Talley

Scripps Distinguished Professor Receives Fridtjof Nansen Award

Scripps Marine Microbiologists Honored for Scientific Leadership

Young boy spins an outdoor art installation.

Around the Pier: Weather on Steroids Exhibit Merges Scripps Climate Science with Art

Artistic and scientific showcase on display at the La Jolla Historical Society through May 21

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