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

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

Monthly Keeling Curve average exceeded 430 parts per million in May Author Robert Monroe Topics Climate Change Share For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the ...

Hechinger emphasized that there is “no need to panic” as the risks posed by these parasites are easy to mitigate: Fully cooking fish or freezing any intended to be eaten raw for at least one week ...

The 120-mile Tijuana River flows from Baja California into the United States and discharges millions of gallons of wastewater — including sewage, industrial waste and runoff — into the Pacific Ocean ...

Coral reefs are severely threatened by ocean warming caused by climate change. They are projected to decline by 70-90% at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming relative to ...

Researchers from several University of California campuses have collaborated to create a report on dust in California, a characteristic that defines the desert climate zone that encompasses most of ...

The vessel will be a dual-powered hydrogen fuel cell/diesel electric hybrid oceanographic research vessel that will be able to conduct 75% of its missions using only liquid hydrogen fuel. When ...

Atmospheric rivers are ribbons of water vapor in the sky that can deliver huge amounts of precipitation. They are simultaneously vital sources of freshwater and the cause of dangerous flooding, making ...

The toxic pesticide DDT was dumped into the ocean off Southern California more than 50 years ago, and it is still contaminating fish and sediments in the region decades later, according to researchers ...

The JTCCER requires all incoming first-year students enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs to complete a one-quarter course from a list approved by the UC San Diego Academic Senate. This academic ...

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to establish ...