Scientists do not have an ability to predict when earthquakes will occur, but a team announced today a major step toward ...

Coral reefs are renowned for their visual beauty, but for the marine life they support, their sounds may be just as enticing.

Ask any scuba diver what it’s like to experience a kelp forest underwater, and they’re likely to wax poetic about the magic ...

In the deep sea, it never stops snowing. The type of snow that falls in the ocean, known as marine snow, is very different ...

United Nations COP31 event in Türkiye seeks to foster more substantial ocean-based action to address risks posed by climate change As in years past, the Ocean Pavilion will serve as the voice of the ...

Tommy Stone is a fourth-year PhD student studying applied ocean science at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San ...

We use sequence-based approaches, flow cytometry, modeling, and other techniques to explore the structure and function of microbial communities. CalCOFI is a long-term, interdisciplinary, ...

The study of the processes that lead to the formation, growth, and precipitation of clouds in the boundary layer of the lower atmosphere. Develops models and analyzes observations to understand the ...

One of Scripps's longest-running data centers, serving reference-quality hydrographic ocean data to an international community for over 20 years Studies fundamental physical processes that govern ...

A global network of robotic floats that measure the changing state of the ocean. Develops and implements coastal observatories, serves as a science and technical interface with local, state, and ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...