February 22, 2016
…there is a distinct sound coming from a massive community of fish, shrimp, jellies, and squid as they travel up and down from the depths of the ocean to the water’s surface to feed. This sound could be serving as a “dinner bell” for these deep-water organisms that play a…
April 7, 2020
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego are eavesdropping on an Arctic glacier in the name of science. In a new study, Scripps scientists Oskar Glowacki and Grant Deane describe a new method to measure glacier mass loss from iceberg calving.
March 15, 2023
UC San Diego scientists and colleagues have developed a way for computers to sift through sounds collected by field acoustic recording packages and process them faster than even the most trained human analysts. The method represents a major advance in the field of signal processing.
December 13, 2011
…San Diego Bay—and Scripps Oceanography Makes It ‘More Than a Sport’ Press Conference Panel Howling winds and pouring rain didn’t deter the crews of sailors and crowds of sailing fans who lined San Diego Bay for the start of the America’s Cup World Series during an unseasonably cool Saturday in…
May 1, 2023
Biological oceanographer Simone-Baumann Pickering leads the Scripps Acoustic Ecology Laboratory, a group of researchers that works in collaboration with other campus labs recording underwater sound data in an effort to learn more about deep sea marine mammals and their prey.
November 15, 2018
…museum exhibit. If it sounds like a herculean task, that’s because it is: professional exhibit designers can take years to create a museum-ready exhibit. But leaning on their interdisciplinary skills, teamwork, and guidance from mentors, the 10 students built a sound-matching game in 10 weeks that translates complicated scientific research…
January 18, 2018
…A Festival of Rhythm. Sound. And Place’ Curated by Department of Music professor Steven Schick, UC San Diego plays important part in region-wide cultural festival UC San Diego’s extensive influence in the music, art and literature scene throughout the entire region is on full display this month, with cross-border collaborations,…
June 4, 2024
The innovative composition “Six Seasons” by Lei Liang invites musicians to interact with sounds recorded from the depths of the ocean. (Video by UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute)
February 12, 2018
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the calls of blue whales swimming through Southern California’s oceans, revealing new insights into the behavior of these endangered marine mammals.
September 11, 2019
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the University of California Berkeley have discovered a new method of communication in the Atlantic ghost crab, Ocypode quadrata.
