CASPO is a research unit of Scripps Institution of Oceanography where scientists engage in a wide variety of scientific topics involving mainly the physical ocean-atmosphere system, but including many ...

Marissa Saenger is a fourth-year PhD student studying climate sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego ...

Fish make hanging motionless in the water column look effortless, and scientists had long assumed hovering was a type of rest ...

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

Tuna, opah, and billfishes such as marlins and swordfish are among the 0.1% of fish species that are warm-blooded. Evidence ...

It is possible to hike from the Coastal Meander to the Scripps upper mesa and back down to the beach (Blacks/Torrey Pines Beach), a distance of approximately 1.75 miles. Follow the mapped routes on ...

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

The M.S. degree is for those who have an interest in studying a specific area of marine science. The M.S. program consists of at least 36 units, culminating in a master's thesis. The 36 total units ...

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 ...

Our 2021 impact report aims to highlight outcomes of our activity. We’ve showcased research underway to understand the impact of an environmental tragedy, the effect climate change is having on our ...

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 ...

The interface between marine chemistry and marine biology, ranging from natural products chemistry and biotechnology to biogeochemistry and biochemistry relating to marine systems. Many of our ...