June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025 —
Some corals produce chemicals that have shown promise in fighting cancer and reducing inflammation, but researchers have been unable to study the chemicals in depth. Now, a new study may finally unlock these corals’ chemical potential.
June 10, 2025
June 10, 2025 —
Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to ‘hear’ the impacts of a marine heatwave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years of ocean sounds recorded off the coast of Southern California.
June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025 —
More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025 —
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a gel using nano-particles that slowly release some of coral larvae’s favorite “smells.” When applied to surfaces in lab experiments it increased coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times compared to untreated surfaces.
March 4, 2025
March 4, 2025 —
A team of scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center have discovered that small-scale ocean processes can have a much larger influence on storm development than previously thought.
February 25, 2025
February 25, 2025 —
A new study led by scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography details an improved method for estimating the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in the western United States.
February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025 —
New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) years, such as 2023.
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024 —
Specially outfitted aircraft are standing by to fly out to sea into the heart of brewing storms to improve forecasts as part of the Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program (AR Recon), led by the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024 —
Scientists at the University of California San Diego received 10 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program awards from the Department of Defense. The highly competitive awards program solicits proposals from university scientists conducting basic and applied research that boosts the nation's technological advantage.
November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024 —
New research co-authored by Duncan Watson-Parris of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute finds that industrial pollution in Earth’s colder latitudes decreases cloud cover by increasing snowfall in the surrounding area.
