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What Are Those Blue Blobs Washing Up On SoCal Beaches?
By-the-wind sailors have been spotted along the Southern California coastline this spring
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Pascal Polonik
Graduate student researches human-environment interactions and how atmospheric particulates impact climate and health
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Researchers Track Endangered Nassau Grouper Eggs with Underwater Microscope
Scripps Oceanography researchers show fertilized eggs stayed local, but in some years drifted to nearby islands
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Denise Alcantara
Journalist and current MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation student works to improve coral reef policy in the Philippines
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A Scientist's Life: Adrian Borsa
Geophysicist measures the bending of the earth to better understand where water is and where it's flowing
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ALERTCalifornia Launches to Provide Essential Tools to Understand and Adapt to Natural Disasters
UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia public safety program leverages novel technology and cutting-edge research to understand the causes, behavior and aftereffects of wildfires and other natural disasters in the Golden State
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Did Volcanoes Provide the Spark of Life?
Scripps Oceanography marine chemist presents scenario on what animated primordial soup
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Research Expedition to Probe Mysteries of the Deep off New Zealand
Scripps Oceanography and collaborators to deploy Deep Argo floats and other ocean tech
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A Grassroots Composting Success
UC San Diego students work to transform waste diversion from a distant goal to reality
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Century-Old Scripps Pier Records Reveal Precipitation Trends
The salinity of seawater is used to detect El Niños of the past
![A group of sleeping 2-month-old northern elephant seals on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park, California.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-04/01_sleepingseals03_jessica-kendall-bar-scripps-lead.png?itok=s1TSRAEJ)
Elephant Seals Drift Off to Sleep While Diving Far Below the Ocean Surface
Brainwave patterns show elephant seals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day while at sea
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First Eight Island-Ocean Ecosystems Selected for Global Ridge-to-Reef Rewilding Campaign
Island-Ocean Connection Challenge aims to restore 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems by 2030
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New Look at Climate Data Shows Substantially Wetter Rain and Snow Days Ahead
“Once-in-a-century” storms could be experienced more than once in a lifetime
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Hugo Mkhize
Master of Advanced Studies in Climate Science and Policy student focuses research on reinvestment in clean and sustainable energy innovation
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The Ocean as a Classroom
Promoting shipboard knowledge production to be more accessible for future generations
![Climate scientist Julie Kalansky](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-04/800-juliekalanskysiosl99thumb-00066.jpg?itok=HXkUiIaJ)
![Biological oceanographer John McGowan 1924-2023](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-03/crop-jmcgowan.jpg?itok=0O5ds3vS)
John McGowan: 1924-2023
Renowned biological oceanographer and World War II veteran drew link between ocean ecology and climate change
![Bruce Appelgate and Gavin Newsom at Nimitz Marine Facility](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-03/gavinnewsom_scrippsvisit-800x500.jpg?itok=p3NXg4Mf)
California Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Scripps’ Nimitz Marine Facility
Tour highlights innovative hydrogen-hybrid research vessel in development that will be vital to studying California coast
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“Bizarre” Yoda Acorn Worm Makes Top 10 Marine Species List
Scripps Oceanography scientists officially described the deep-sea worm in 2022; now it’s among the top 10 new species acknowledged by the World Register of Marine Species
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Eesha Rangani
Marine biology master’s student studying invertebrates, involving the systematics of deep-sea Nereidid worms
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New Study Examines Noise Reduction from Retrofitted Shipping Vessels
Scripps Whale Acoustics Lab teams up with shipping giant Maersk to identify vessel designs that reduce radiated noise
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New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs
Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites around the world
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"Denoising" a Noisy Ocean
Scripps Oceanography researchers use machine learning to listen for specific fish sounds
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Researchers Extract First Layered Lake-Sediment Sample from Subglacial Antarctica
Scripps Oceanography alumnus and colleagues describe the sample's importance in understanding past dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet and its ecosystems
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Celebrating Women Leaders at Scripps Oceanography
Scripps recognizes inspiring women trailblazers in honor of Women’s History Month 2023
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