Humankind faces unprecedented changes in climate patterns, sea-level, ocean acidity, ecosystems, and more. Learn more about the science behind these issues in the following FAQs.

The shipboard engineering group at Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides high-quality support for specialized/portable shipboard instrumentation, instrumentation that is permanently installed ...

A team of scientists has created a new guide to advance standards for collecting and cataloging DNA from marine species, enhancing a revolutionary method for monitoring ocean biodiversity. The guide ...

What happens if you take a handful of biological oceanographers, a helping of marine biologists, one seabird expert, add in a touch of humanities and visual arts students, toss in a few physical ...

Hydroacoustic signals captured by the world’s international nuclear monitoring system suggest an underwater landslide may have broken communications cables in March 2024, disrupting internet traffic ...

A new paper from an international team of more than 50 researchers, including four from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, proposes the creation of a global observing network of ...

Trevor Layman is a student in the Master of Advanced Studies in Climate Science and Policy (MAS CSP) program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Layman grew up in Bozeman, Mont.

A new study is helping scientists clarify how clouds can affect climate, while also dimming the prospects for some proposed geoengineering ideas. Jeramy Dedrick and Lynn Russell of UC San Diego’s ...

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

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 ...

The study of the ecology of marine communities that live on or near the rocks and sediments of the ocean floor. (Crab photo courtesy biological oceanographer Lisa Levin.) CMBC promotes ...

Understanding the chemical processes affecting minerals, water, and air at or just below the earth's surface, typically below about 200 degrees C.