July 7, 2022
A new 10-year study from Palmyra Atoll in the remote central Pacific Ocean shows that reefs outside the reach of local human impacts can recover from bleaching.
July 28, 2022
For the first time, researchers at UC San Diego report near-atomic-resolution snapshots of nitrogenase during catalysis using cryoEM. The results were published in the journal Science.
September 12, 2023
Faculty and students interested in entrepreneurship addressing climate change now have access to grants of up to $50,000 from UC San Diego through a new funding program.
May 23, 2019
…specialized tail, where he fertilizes the eggs. If mating is successful and eggs are deposited, the male will protect the eggs until they hatch about six weeks later. Like a game of “I Spy” aquarium guests search the exhibition for all 11 expertly camouflaged Weedy Seadragons, above, who blend in…
February 17, 2023
In what is an extremely rare occurrence, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is announcing the first successful transfer of eggs from a female seadragon to a male in the Seadragons & Seahorses habitat, which opened in May 2019.
January 23, 2020
…lakes. “The effect of fertilizing all those bacteria and algae increases the productivity in the water,” said Shurin. “We found that the lakes are more productive when they have hippos in them. This can change the kinds of algae and bacteria and can lead to problems like eutrophication, or excess…
April 14, 2022
As island communities around the world suffer some of the worst effects of biodiversity loss and climate change, there is a critical need for conservation efforts that strategically benefit both islands and their interconnected ocean ecosystems.
