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Orange-brown leafy creature on blue ocean background.

Photo of the Week: Seeing Seadragons

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Pollutants in Fish Inhibit Human's Natural Defense System

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

From the Field (in Photos): Exploring an Antarctic Fjord

Aeria photo of new MarFac Pier under construction.

Photo of the Week: Peering Down at New Pier

Research Highlight: New Technology Helps Monitor Fire Hazards in Southern California

Around the Pier: Leading Ocean Scientists Recommend Action Plan to Combat Changes to West Coast Seawater Chemistry

Leading Ocean Scientists Recommend Immediate, Coordinated Action Plan to Combat Changes to West Coast Seawater Chemistry

What Elephant Seals Can Tell Us About Using Carbon Monoxide to Heal

Around the Pier: Event Highlights Value of Donor Support for Scripps Students

UC Carbon Slam 2016

UC Carbon Slam 2016 - Apply by April 18

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New Technology Helps Monitor Fire Hazards in Southern California

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Photo of the Week: (Microscopic) March Madness

Event Highlights Value of Donor Support for Scripps Students

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New Study Shows Desert Mangroves Are Major Source of Carbon Storage

Video: Drilling Beneath the Agulhas Current

Arrival of a wall of dust known as a haboob in Hombori, Mali. Photo: CNRS Photothèque, Françoise Guichard and Laurent Kergoat

Study: Climate Change Will Reduce the Amount of Saharan Dust in Atmosphere

Photo of the Week: Coral Chemistry

Vicki Grassian

Faculty Profile: Vicki Grassian Joins UC San Diego Community

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Monarch Butterflies at Risk of Extinction Unless Numbers Increase

Video: Viewing Wave Energy through Bioluminescence

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Upside-Down "Rivers" Threaten Antarctic Ice Shelves

Lunar shadow on Western Pacific

Photo of the Week: Lunar Shadow

Tidewater Goby Photo: Brenton Spies

Around the Pier: Endangered Fish Find Temporary Refuge From El Niño at Birch Aquarium at Scripps

Tidewater Goby

Endangered Fish Find Temporary Refuge from El Niño at Birch Aquarium at Scripps

GOES satellite image of water vapor in atmospheric river over western U.S. today

Research Highlight: Study Suggests Atmospheric River Storms Can Reduce Sierra Snow

“Rain-on-Snow” events accelerate snowmelt

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