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A midwater trawl net is used to collect juvenile fishes

CalCOFI at 75

A California science gem is cutting-edge but still devoted to the fundamentals

Ethan Staats Headshot

Scripps Student Spotlight: Ethan Staats

PhD student examines biofluorescence in marine organisms

Kelp bass, a popular target of recreational anglers, in Southern California’s coastal waters.

Study Finds Pattern in DDT Contamination Among Fish off Southern California

The findings could help predict fish toxin levels and inform fish consumption advisories

Ocean Pavilion design

The Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference for a Third Year

Leading science institutions and partners will make the case for greater inclusion of the ocean at COP29

Dahiana Arcila, curator of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

A Scientist’s Life: Dahiana Arcila

Marine biologist and Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection Curator explores the evolution of fishes

Domoic acid producing Pseudo-nitzschia diatom in seawater sample. Image:  G. Jason Smith / Moss Landing Marine Labs. Satellite image shows increasing chlorophyll concentration at California coast. Image: Mati Kahru

Scientists Discover Molecular Predictors of Toxic Algal Blooms

Genes that act as warning beacon for dangerous neurotoxin identified

College students looking at coral specimens in a research aquarium

UC San Diego Receives $10 Million for Center on Neurobiology in Changing Environments

Center will focus on the impacts of climate change on marine species’ nervous systems

College students looking at coral specimens in a research aquarium

UC San Diego Recibe $10 Millones para un Centro de Neurobiología en Ambientes Cambiantes

El Centro se enfocará en los impactos del cambio climático en los sistemas nerviosos de animales marinos

Team of scientists during oarfish necropsy

Fish Experts Study Rare Deep-Sea Oarfish in the Lab

Following necropsy, scientists learn more about biology of 12-foot oarfish that washed up in La Jolla Cove

McWhorter on a fieldwork assignment during her PhD in the Chagos Archipelago diving a nearly uninhabited archipelago and collecting coral samples for calcium carbonate budgets.

Charting Change from Coral Reefs to Climate Science

Scripps alum Jennifer McWhorter supports the Biogeochemical Argo array in the Gulf of Mexico to understand the region’s changes over time

San Diego Bay on a clear day

Oyster Virus Detected in San Diego Bay Likely Worsened by Warmer Waters

Higher water temperatures accelerate spread of deadly virus, killing Pacific oysters and threatening aquaculture operations

a scuba diver surveys a coral reef in clear blue water off Maui

3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events

Seven-year time series pinpoints which corals off Maui survived multiple bleaching events

Scripps Student Spotlight: Olívia Soares Pereira

PhD student specializing in deep-sea ecology has explored the ocean’s depths using the human-occupied submersible Alvin

Human-Infecting Parasite Produces Sterile Soldiers Like Ants and Termites

This species of freshwater flatworm could be used to study the evolution of social organization

Grace Cawley on the R/V Roger Revelle cheesing for an Eastern Indian Ocean sunset

Scripps Student Spotlight: Grace Cawley

PhD student studies zooplankton communities and their role in the California Current Ecosystem

Scripps Student Spotlight: Arnel Orig

Former United States Navy diver and current MAS MBC student turns dreams into reality at Scripps

A woman in the mountains

Scripps Student Spotlight: Lena Stasiak

MAS MBC student explores environmental DNA to support sea turtle conservation efforts

A sea star embryo imaged on a confocal microscope, showing cell membranes in gray and nuclei in cyan

Study Pinpoints Cellular Response to Pressure in Sea Star Embryos

Cells take up an unusual geometrical shape in response to pressure

Whale with cargo ship in background. Photo: sbedaux

What Did the Ocean Sound Like Before Humans?

Unprecedented study uses modeling to estimate how much quieter the waters were before commercial shipping

A surfer rides a wave during the 2020 red tide event

Impacts of 2020 Red Tide Event Highlighted in New Study

Collaborative paper documents extreme water conditions that led to fish die-offs

Scripps Student Spotlight: Jack Elstner

Biological oceanography PhD student is passionate about science that supports marine conservation in a changing ocean

Citizen Scientists taking observations underwater

The Power of Citizen Science

Public participation and collaboration support the advancement of scientific research at Scripps

Dr. Barb Linnehan examining a Navy dolphin. Photo: U.S. Navy

Using Fecal Transplants to Treat Dolphins with Gastrointestinal Disease

Microbiologists and marine mammal experts team up to study dolphin microbiomes

Profile photo of a woman near the beach

Scripps Student Spotlight: Flora Coden

MAS MBC student pursues her passion for marine science conservation research at Scripps

A neon-green sea anemone

Study Illuminates the Protective Role of Fluorescence in Neon-Colored Sea Anemones

Fluorescent proteins shown to protect sea anemone cells from stress

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