August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023 —
A new study from UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher emeritus Peter Bromirski uses nearly a century of data to show that the average heights of winter waves along the California coast have increased as climate change has heated up the planet.
July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023 —
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography professor emerita Lisa Levin is set to explore the poorly understood deep-sea ecosystems surrounding methane seeps off the coast of Southern California using the Alvin human-occupied submersible.
July 6, 2023
July 6, 2023 —
Whether they're engineers, climate scientists or neurobiologists, researchers at UC San Diego say their LGBTQ+ identity makes them better scientists.
June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023 —
New legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) explicitly identifies the elimination of these historical environmental inequities as a goal the U.S. hopes to advance in the process of tackling climate change, but the study from researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Scrip
June 8, 2023
June 8, 2023 —
Working with live squid hatchlings at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego scientists find the animals can tune their proteome on the fly in response to changes in ocean temperature via the unique process of RNA recoding. The findings inspire new questions about basic protein function.
June 8, 2023
June 8, 2023 —
CO2 levels measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked at 424 parts per million in May, continuing a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced this week.
June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023 —
Since 1954, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has set the standard for diver training at the University of California and has created opportunities for hundreds of scientific divers.
June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023 —
The newly opened Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is dedicated to marine biodiversity and conservation research, discovery and education.
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023 —
In the first-ever “before and after” assessment of the impact of establishing Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park on the fishing industry, a team of U.S. and Mexican researchers found that Mexico’s industrial fishing sector did not incur economic losses five years after the park’s creation.
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023 —
According to new research, the amount of oxygen in one of 10 breaths was made possible thanks to a newly identified cellular mechanism that promotes photosynthesis in marine phytoplankton. The study, led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was published May 31 in Current Biology.