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Peter Lonsdale: 1948-2026

Peter Lonsdale, a professor and researcher of marine geology who contributed to foundational developments in understanding of deep-sea geology, died May 10, 2026, at the age of 78. His career spanned more than five decades.

How Mountains are Really Made

Scientists have discovered that the southern Andes Mountains don’t rise slowly and steadily as previously thought. Instead, the range builds itself in short, powerful “pulses” every few million years.

Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Reaches 432 Parts per Million

Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego reported today that carbon dioxide levels at Mauna Loa Observatory reached 432.00 parts per million in May, continuing a long trend of record-breaking annual peak readings.

Researchers Create a Family History of San Diego Kelp over More Than Four Decades

A team led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has released an unmatched history of kelp forests off La Jolla and Point Loma, the largest on the West Coast. The 40-year story reveals a progression of steady decline that transcends typical cycles of crash and recovery.

UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science

The GAIA Initiative kickoff event brought together research groups throughout UC San Diego that are already leveraging AI to accelerate their projects. Organizers said the goal was to "harness UC San Diego’s world-class Earth science and AI expertise to transform how we understand the planet.”

An Explanation for the Look of Venus’ Mysterious Surface

Venus’ surface is pocked with round, crown-like features known as coronae. They can look like terraced hills pushed upwards by heat energy or collapsed souffles. Researchers led by Scripps Oceanography geophysicists provides an explanation for why the solar system's hottest planet looks as it does.

Scripps Oceanography Researchers Unveil User-Friendly Tool to Alert Beachgoers to Contamination

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new predictive tool the public can use to understand sewage contamination levels at beaches from Coronado to Playas de Tijuana as well as potential risks of swimmer illness.

Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Passes Another Milestone

For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego reported today.

“A Major Conceptual Advance” on El Niño

The east-west shift of a warm blob of water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean has been the main characteristic of El Niño, but 2023 flipped the script, says a team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

Engineered Bacterium Could Shield People from Mercury Toxicity

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in seafood — methylmercury — into less toxic forms that are more easily removed from the human body.

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