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Andvord Bay, Antarctica, recently explored by Scripps ecologist Maria Vernet. Photo: Maria Stenzel

Special Notice: Scripps Oceanography Ecologist Statement on What's Next for Larsen C Iceberg

Photo of the Week: Cetacean Signal

Larsen C crack in 2016. Photo: John Sonntag/NASA

Special Notice: Statement from Scripps Oceanography Glaciologist on Larsen C Iceberg

Event in itself not necessarily cause for alarm, researcher says

Around the Pier: Meeting of the Minds

Scripps leadership and scientists meet His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to discuss climate change, global concerns

Photo of the Week: Squad Goals

A mother and calf Cuvier's beaked whale are spotted off Guadalupe Island. Photo: Jennifer Trickey

From the Field: Scripps Oceanography, INECC, and Sea Shepherd Study Elusive Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Turf algae coats the surface of a coral reef section near Moorea, French Polynesia. Photo: Maggie D. Johnson

Photo of the Week: Coral Turfed Out

Scripps physical oceanographer Nick Pizzo

Research Highlight: A Wave's "Sweet Spot" Revealed

surfing

A Wave's "Sweet Spot" Revealed

Red and blue research vessel sitting in drydock

Photo of the Week: All Decked Out

A "film" drop (red) and "jet" drop (blue) from bursting bubble filmed 8 milliseconds apart. Photo illustration: Dale Stokes

Differences in Sea Spray Particle Chemistry Linked to Formation Processes of Drops by Bubbles in Breaking Waves

A "film" drop (red) and "jet" drop (blue) from bursting bubble filmed 8 milliseconds apart. Photo illustration: Dale Stokes

Research Highlight: Breakthrough Finding in Sea Spray Particle Chemistry

April Stabbins and Lily Simons with unicorn shrimp mural

Photo of the Week: Larger Than Life

Number of days in Jan. 2016 surface melt was detected from passive microwave satellite observations. Image: Julien Nicolas/OSU

Scientists Report Large-Scale Surface Melting Event in Antarctica during 2015-16 El Niño

A Scientist's Life: Tarik Benmarhnia

Climate change epidemiologist considers human health hazards

Fish Love Songs May Help Protect Them From Overfishing, Study Finds

From left, Scripps students Natalya Gallo, Matt Costa, and Lynn Waterhouse at Ocean Conference at UN headquarters in New York

On World Oceans Day, 1,100 Commitments Made to Protect the Seas

Octopus on ocean floor touches robotic arm

Photo of the Week: High Five at 500 Fathoms

Two young students work with clay.

Around the Pier: Summer Programs at Sally Ride Science Designed to Inspire Youth

Lit by a projected image, Jim Stewart points to a slide.

Obituary Notice: James (Jim) Stewart, Pioneering Diving Officer

Associated with Scripps since the 1950s, Stewart revolutionized scientific diving programs

The surfboard-mounted science instrument Smartfin. Photo: Kat Hammond

Around the Pier: Scripps Scientists Help Create and Distribute a "Smartfin" that Turns Surfers into Citizen Scientists

A boat and divers in the water.

Around the Pier: Indiana Jones Meets the Sea

Photo of the Week: Props to You

A boat and divers in the water.

UC San Diego Launches Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology

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

Churro-Like Marine Worm Discovered by Scripps Scientists Is One of the 'Top 10 Species of 2017'

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