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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

Imperial Beach goes pink for Scripps coastal scientists (more...)

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...)

Bleached Out

Scripps-led study shows ocean health plays vital role in coral reef recovery (more...)

Voyage to the Plastic Vortex

Scripps Researchers Explore Garbage Patch During Eye-opening Expedition (more...)

Earth Sounds from Central America

Scripps scientists identify location and source of subsonic hum produced by Earth (more...)

Change in Bloom

Low-tech but persistent data series offers revealing clues about red tides, harmful algal blooms (more...)

Voyage to the Plastic Vortex

Scripps Researchers Explore Garbage Patch During Eye-opening Expedition (more...)

Uncovering Lake Tahoe's Faults

Two newly published papers provide a deeper look at earthquake vulnerability for the Lake Tahoe region (more...)

Saving the World’s Fisheries

Global audit finds management most effective when policy-making is transparent (more...)

The 200-Year Drought

New high-resolution analysis enables Scripps scientists to track ancient monsoon shift (more...)

Wild is the Wind

Aircraft-mounted instrument makes first-ever direct measurements of biological particles in ice clouds (more...)

Lava Origins

Researchers analyze gas samples collected from Tanzanian volcano to determine processes at work in Earth's upper mantle (more...)

Turtles and Toxins

Collaboration examines little-known green sea turtle population and toxic threats (more...)

Exploding with Sound

New Scripps study of low-frequency sound provides explanation for how large-amplitude signals from volcanic eruptions are produced (more...)

Ancient Methane Burst: More Slow Hiss than Big Burp

Scripps-led study suggests wetland growth rather than widespread melt-off caused methane release 12,000 years ago (more...)

Climate Change Disrupting Fish Habitats

Scripps research depicts warming's vast influence across marine life spectrum (more...)

Is Air Pollution Reducing California's Water Supply?

New project seeks to verify role smog may play in stifling precipitation (more...)

Murky Waters

Scripps researchers are studying California's murky climate history to better understand what the future may hold for the state's water supply (more...)

Costa Rica Rocks!

Abominable snowman crabs, people-sized worms, giant microbes, encountered on deep sea voyage (more...)

Core Contingent

Multi-year Antarctic mission could provide precise 80,000-year climate timeline (more...)

Going Down in History

Trove of archived photos exposes steady decline in size of Florida fish (more...)

Exposing Failures

Scripps researchers are monitoring San Diego's cliffs to better understand how they produce sandy beaches (more...)

Another Kind of Downturn?

The global financial crisis is slowing industry down. Will a noticeable drop-off in greenhouse gas emissions follow? (more...)

Dolphin Safe?

Aerial photo database reveals dolphin reproduction stunted by fishing (more...)

Take a Dive With Scripps and Google

Scripps Oceanography joins Google Earth's new ocean initiative (more...)