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Feature of the Month

Flight of the Dragons

Flight of the Dragons

Using DNA, Scripps researchers unlock the evolutionary path of Australia's seadragons More...

Research Highlights

Not so much the heat, but the humidity

Not so much the heat, but the humidity

The most prevalent greenhouse gas of all - water vapor - could become easier to understand thanks to a breakthrough technique. More...

Dredging up the Truth

Dredging up the Truth

Scripps geologists journey to the Gulf of California to collect rock samples in areas never studied before More...

A New Chapter in Pollution Studies

A New Chapter in Pollution Studies

Imperial Beach goes pink for Scripps coastal scientists More...


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Around the Pier

Lights Out on Climate Change

Haymet, fellow panelists contend with blackout while discussing global warming

Lights Out on Climate Change Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, didn't let a power outage deter him at a star-studded climate summit. More


A Prize Fit for a Prince

Prince Albert II of Monaco Awarded the Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps

A Prize Fit for a Prince Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego rolled out the "green" carpet for an environmentally conscious royal visitor October 23. More


Multidisciplinary Training Program Targets Global Challenges of Climate Change

Multidisciplinary Training Program Targets Global Challenges of Climate Change Program to integrate global change research focused on biological, social, economic, and political issues, as well as marine resource management and conservation More


Scripps in the News

  • Reef Conservation Strategy Backfires
    NPR - Nov 18, 2009
    The Kiribati government was concerned about overfishing. So it came up with a plan: It would subsidize the coconut oil industry. Sheila Walsh wanted to know whether this plan was working, and the government invited her to study the issue. So, as part of her graduate work at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, she flew to Kiribati to interview fishermen.
  • Saving the Ocean with Robots
    Discovery News - Nov 18, 2009
    Figuring out where to designate marine protected areas so fish populations can bounce back sounds simple. But it's no easy task, which is why we're going to need water-ready robots. Now, with $913,000 from the National Science Foundation, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography plan to deploy a crew of autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs) to be their eyes and ears.

Voyager for Kids


What about seahorses?

In this month's Q & A:

What about seahorses?

  • How does the tail of a seahorse work and what is it for? More
  • How did seahorses get their name? Why are they called seahorses? More

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