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Key Biological Mechanism Is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification

March 14, 2018

…at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, and colleagues show a direct connection between the effects of ocean acidification and the health of phytoplankton at the base of the marine food chain by showing how the loss of seawater carbonate hampers the ability of…

Microscopic Organism Plays a Big Role in Ocean Carbon Cycling, Scripps Scientists Discover

April 24, 2014

It’s broadly understood that the world’s oceans play a crucial role in the global-scale cycling and exchange of carbon between Earth’s ecosystems and atmosphere. Now scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have taken a leap forward in understanding the microscopic underpinnings of these processes.

Scientists Call for New Stewardship of the Deep Ocean: Earth’s Last Frontier

February 20, 2014

…Stewardship of the Deep Ocean: Earth’s Last Frontier Scripps scientist warns that growing industrialization threatens the deep ocean’s ecosystems The deep ocean, the largest domain for life on Earth, is also its least explored environment. Humans are now encroaching more vigorously than ever into the ocean’s deep regions, exploiting the…

Central Pacific Coral Reef Shows Remarkable Recovery Despite Two Warm-Water Events

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.

White House Advisor Promotes Science, Technology During Campus Visit

March 3, 2016

…at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, who discussed topics ranging from ocean heat content to the increasing acidification of the seas as they take up excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Holdren was in agreement with a sentiment expressed by most of the researchers that more robust observation of the oceans…

Binational Research Program Kicks Off With Largest Cohort Yet

July 15, 2022

This summer, 185 high school and college students from the United States and Mexico will be collaborating on real-world scientific research projects in labs at UC San Diego, as they participate in the 9th annual ENLACE binational summer research program.

Tasty and Pink, Sea Urchin Species May Be a Climate-Tolerant Food Source

January 31, 2018

…in the U.S.—is vulnerable to increased water temperatures and ocean acidification.

NSF Grants $53 Million to Create a Global Fleet of Robotic Floats to Monitor Ocean Health

October 29, 2020

On Oct. 29, 2020 the National Science Foundation (NSF) approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.

Scripps Oceanography Takes Lead of Southern Ocean Monitoring Program

October 16, 2024

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will be the host of an ocean observing and modeling program focused on one of the ocean regions that plays a major role in regulating climate, and which is reacting more acutely to climate change than any other place in the world.

New Robot Can Sense Plankton Optically and Acoustically

January 3, 2019

Oceanographers and engineers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean.

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