The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

As summer kicks into high gear on the Fourth of July, Netflix is releasing a new series highlighting the beauty, importance ...

Fenical’s lab—part of the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine at Scripps—routinely subjected the marine natural products it discovered to cancer cell testing as part of a grant funded by ...

What is carbon dioxide and how is it connected to climate change? Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a colorless, odorless greenhouse gas produced by numerous natural processes and by human activities such as ...

Cutting-edge Meets the Water's Edge The Scripps Seaside Forum pairs warm, inviting interiors with powerful state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment ranging from high definition projection systems, ...

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MAJOR TRACKS A full listing of the curriculum for each major within the Environmental Systems Program is available at the links below. Earth SciencesEcology, Behavior, and ...

Researchers are also concerned about the Greenland Ice Sheet, the region’s main expanse of land ice. This ice sheet has lost over 5,000 gigatons of ice over the last four decades. This has led to 14 ...

For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii, scientists from NOAA and ...

What causes ocean deoxygenation and how much has occurred? Human activities are the primary cause of ocean deoxygenation in both coastal environments and in the open ocean. The burning of fossil fuels ...

As a department of UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers degrees, minors, and more than 45 undergraduate courses covering a breadth of earth and marine sciences on a variety of ...

The Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier is an icon of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a vital research facility. Spanning 1,084 feet in length, this cherished La Jolla landmark ...

The Jane Teranes - Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship (JT-SURF) is a 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) designed to engage students in diverse and exciting earth, ocean ...