Marine Ecosystem Survey Encounters a New Variable: Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires
January 23, 2025
The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of Southern California.
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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.
Researchers Identify Bacteria and Viruses Ejected from the Ocean
May 24, 2018
Certain types of bacteria and viruses are readily ejected into the atmosphere when waves break while other taxa are less likely to be transported by sea spray into the air, researchers reported May 22. The team behind a National Science Foundation-funded study included chemists, oceanographers, microbiologists, geneticists, and pediatric medicine…
Antarctica’s Floating Boundary Moves up to Nine Miles with the Tide
September 26, 2023
An international study co-authored by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has created a detailed record of the grounding line location of the southern Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica, showing that it moves up to 15 kilometers (nine miles) with the changing tide.
Ocean Acidification is Transforming California Mussel Shells
January 11, 2021
As the waters off our coasts change due to human influences, scientists have found that the composition of shells of California mussels, a critical species found along the Pacific Coast, are weakening as a result of ocean acidification.
UC San Diego’s Scripps Oceanography Awarded Funding to Develop Pathogen Forecast Model
August 29, 2023
The state of California awarded UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography $3 million to develop a model to forecast the presence of pathogens in San Diego coastal and tidal waters.
A Sea Change for Plastic Pollution: New Material Biodegrades in Ocean Water
September 22, 2022
Seeking solutions to counteract a rapid rise in plastic trash, scientists at UC San Diego have developed biodegradable material that is designed to replace conventionally used plastic. In a new study, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has shown that the material biodegrades in seawater.
See You in Three Years
April 30, 2018
Mati Kahru, a research oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, led an international team of scientists in an analysis of 40 years of satellite observations of cyanobacteria blooms in the Baltic Sea. They found that the algae were detected in very high concentrations…
Scientists Identify Climate Change as Major Contributor to Record-Breaking Marine Heatwave
May 26, 2020
Two new studies led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego highlight the significance of long-term observations for understanding ocean climate trends and events, including record-shattering marine heatwaves.
James Cameron to be Publicly Honored with Scripps Nierenberg Prize
May 15, 2013
Ocean frontier explorer and world-renowned filmmaker James Cameron has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.
