Endangered yellow-legged frogs focus of Birch Aquarium’s new exhibit
SAN DIEGO — The Birch Aquarium is inviting visitors to hop into its newest exhibit opening today, Imagine Wild: Mountain Yellow-legged Frog. The aquarium at...
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Scripps unveils website forecasting sewage levels at beaches
SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography unveiled a new website today that forecasts sewage contamination levels at coastlines stretching from southern...
Shark Summer returns to Birch Aquarium at Scripps
SAN DIEGO — Shark Summer returns to the Birch Aquarium, allowing guests to interact with sharks and rays while learning about the vital role they...
UCSD scientists develop gel to attract baby coral, encourage reef growth
SAN DIEGO — Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a substance that can attract coral larvae, which could overcome an obstacle to reef restoration...
UCSD scientists helped study ‘mega-tsunami’ in remote Greenland
SAN DIEGO — A report published today revealed that two UC San Diego seismologists were among an international team of scientists who set out to...
Scientists complete necropsy on rare oarfish washed ashore in La Jolla
SAN DIEGO — Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have completed a necropsy on a deep-sea oarfish, which washed up earlier this...
Data leads scientists to conclude Mars has liquid water
SAN DIEGO — Data collected on Mars’ planetary crust by the InSight lander has led scientists to conclude the planet has stores of liquid water...
‘Hold Fast’: Birch exhibit explores kelp amid changing climate
Artists and scientists present a new way to think about the large brown algae we often call seaweed. ...
Birch Aquarium debuts exhibit celebrating giant kelp ecosystems
SAN DIEGO – The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has opened “Hold Fast,” an immersive art exhibit that invites...
Survey of seafloor finds thousands of munitions, explosives
REGION — A second sweeping survey of the seafloor off the Southern California coast by researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography revealed...
UCSD study shows higher snowlines likely in California’s future
REGION — Even with record snowfall this winter in California, a study released today by researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found...
Birch Aquarium set to welcome world’s smallest penguins in new exhibit
SAN DIEGO — Aquarium-goers will be able to see the world’s smallest penguins when the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San...
Beacon’s Beach trail, parking lot to reopen June 30 after bluff repairs
ENCINITAS — The parking lot and beach access trail at Beacon’s Beach will reopen June 30 after a month-long closure due to a reactivated landslide. ...
Scripps collaboration to optimize water management & supply
Partnership to better predict atmospheric rivers and optimize water management before, during and after California’s seasonal storms....