UC San Diego researchers say genetically-enhanced crops of plants featuring enlarged roots present an opportunity for society ...

Researching how earth's climate changed in past eras by studying ocean sediment cores, ice cores, and other scientific evidence.

Data flow diagram for MCS data acquisition. This hardware is housed in 2 portable racks for shipping and set up on vessels.

Picture depicts layout of the 2 x blue air compressor containers, 2 x tan auxiliary support containers and the streamer winch on the back deck of the R/V Sikuliaq.

Shipping dimensions 4 x 2.5 x 2.6 m (14 x 8 x 8.5 ft) ...

The Argo program collects data vital to global weather forecasting and developing seasonal scale forecasts like El Niño and La Niña, for producing drought forecasts across the U.S., and for mapping ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...