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Buried at Sea

Is greenhouse gas sequestration an answer to global warming?

Is greenhouse gas sequestration an answer to global warming?

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'We Don't Have to Watch It Happen'

Drought could leave 185 million 'undernourished'

Drought could leave 185 million 'undernourished'

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Do You Sea What I Sea?

Art and science collide to honor Scripps ichthyologist Richard Rosenblatt.

Art and science collide to honor Scripps ichthyologist Richard Rosenblatt.

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Feature of the Month

Buried at Sea

Buried at Sea

Scripps researchers are studying CO2 sequestration to determine if it is a viable solution to combat global warming. More...

Research Highlights

 'We don't have to watch it happen'

'We don't have to watch it happen'

African drought trends could define 185 million people as 'undernourished' by 2030. More...

Ecosystems on the Endangered List

Ecosystems on the Endangered List

Stark new assessment warns of mass extinctions and the 'rise of slime.' More...

Homecoming for Melville

Homecoming for Melville

Research vessel returns to San Diego after two-and-a-half years, 49 research missions. More...


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Birch Aquarium


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feeling the heat

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Feeling the Heat: The Climate Challenge

Around the Pier

$100,000 Bequest from Robert Buzzelli Endows Graduate Student Fellowship

A passionate philanthropist and avid sailor, Buzzelli was the son of Margaret Scripps Buzzelli and grandson of Robert Paine Scripps

$100,000 Bequest from Robert Buzzelli Endows Graduate Student Fellowship Robert Anthony Buzzelli, who died at the age of 45 in fall 2007, was passionate about helping people who were struggling. Because of this, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is establishing an endowed student fellowship in Buzzelli's name. More


Do You Sea What I Sea?

Art and science collide in a portrait honoring legendary Scripps ichthyologist Richard Rosenblatt and his distinguished career

Do You Sea What I Sea? Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego marine biologist Jeff Graham recently paid honor to Richard Rosenblatt, his mentor, curator emeritus of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps, by painting his portrait. More


Surfing to Academic Success

Physics of Surfing Class Introduces Students to Research

  	 Surfing to Academic Success It was a sunny Saturday morning in La Jolla and a UC San Diego student was getting ready to wade in the waves with his surfboard. But the undergraduate wasn't there to just have fun. He also was trying to measure the physical forces at work when he surfed. Two devices were snugly duct-taped to the front and the back of his board. More


Scripps in the News

  • Europe Temperatures Rise More Than Global Average
    Bloomberg - Sep 29, 2008
    "Europe is taking climate change very seriously," said Richard Somerville, distinguished professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. "Europe realizes climate change has real impacts on people and that there is something you can do about it."
  • Melville is Back Home After Epic Voyage
    San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 24, 2008
    After 2 1⁄2 years at sea, the research vessel Melville sailed home to Point Loma yesterday. The cruise was an epic: 917 days, 100,000-plus miles, 46 scientific missions, 1.6 million gallons of diesel fuel.

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What to do with CO2?

In this month's Q & A:

What to do with CO2?

  • How will sequestered carbon dioxide gas affect ocean life? More
  • How do scientists get CO2 to the ocean floor and push it underground? Won’t it explode? More