For more than a century, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has played an important role in creating a healthier planet for future generations, and philanthropy continues to play a ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego works to understand and protect the planet and find solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges. Humankind faces catastrophic changes in ...

A recent push by the NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to shine a light into that darkness has been ...

New research led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography highlights the critical role of mangroves in ...

The Oceanographic Data Facility (ODF) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides high-quality, competitively-priced technical services and equipment to government agencies, educational ...

Scientists initially expected some whale populations to rebound a decade after the BP oil spill. New research suggests they ...

Northern California has faced an abundance of rain, with some places in the North Bay logging twice their typical rainfall over the past three months. But it’s been almost completely dry in Southern ...

After a few wet winters, Southern California is officially back in drought conditions, with San Diego County among the ...

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