July 25, 2025
July 25, 2025 —
An international study estimates that scuba diving contributes between $8.5 and $20.4 billion to the global economy each year, supporting up to 124,000 jobs across 170 countries, offering an economic incentive for marine conservation.
July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025 —
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.
July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025 —
University of California San Diego today announced the appointment of Meenakshi Wadhwa to the position of Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Dean of the School of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025 —
A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life across the South Pacific Ocean.
July 3, 2025
July 3, 2025 —
The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The NSF-funded microscope will help scientists uncover precisely why corals bleach, informing remediation efforts.
June 27, 2025
June 27, 2025 —
Brendan Talwar, a marine fisheries ecologist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is a contestant in Netflix's new series All The Sharks. Set to be released on July 4, the series highlights the beauty, importance and diversity of shark species around the globe.
June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025 —
Researchers are harnessing the benefits of time-restricted feeding on the gut microbiome with the ultimate goal of developing new therapies for obesity, diabetes and other metabolic diseases.
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 10, 2025
June 10, 2025 —
Applications are now open for UC San Diego’s StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, a program that provides support across the growth continuum from early stage to small and medium ocean-based startups across the United States.
