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February 2008

When the Wells Run Dry

Scripps researchers lead call for western groundwater monitoring network

Water resource managers in the West have long been comforted that groundwater stores can augment traditional snow-fed sources like rivers and reservoirs during shortages.

Growing Glaciers in a 'Supergreenhouse'

New research indicates glacial ice existed on Earth during intense period of global warming

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego are digging deep beneath the ocean floor to study a global warming event that took place on Earth nearly 91 million years ago. This extreme warming event in Earth's history raised tropical ocean temperatures about 10°C (18° F) higher than exist today, thus creating an intense "supergreenhouse" climate. Despite these extremely warm conditions, new research suggests that large glacial ice sheets existed and were able to grow.

An Unexpected Pathway

Two discoveries reveal clues about cancer-fighting marine product

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Professor Brad Moore and postdoctoral researcher Alessandra Eustáquio have made an intriguing two-part discovery in the search for beneficial drugs that originate in the oceans.