The cliffs that comprise much of California’s coastline are constantly being reshaped by rain, waves, and other geologic ...

From heat-related illness and deaths to lost work hours and higher insurance and utility bills, climate change is already ...

The National Academy of Sciences issued Oct. 21 an independent report commissioned by NASA recommending four potential crewed lunar missions and outlining their scientific value.

Scientists do not have an ability to predict when earthquakes will occur, but a team announced today a major step toward ...

United Nations COP31 event in Türkiye seeks to foster more substantial ocean-based action to address risks posed by climate change As in years past, the Ocean Pavilion will serve as the voice of the ...

Cryosphere and polar science study the frozen water part of the Earth system, ranging from the glaciers of Greenland to the ice sheets of the Antarctic. Antarctica photo by Jack Pan. The EDGE mission ...

A department of UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean, earth and atmospheric science research, education, and public ...

The study of the oceans and ecology of marine organisms in the geologic past, largely through the marine sedimentary record. The Human Ecology Laboratory groups together students and researchers to ...

Supports Internet-data applications in the research, education, and public safety realms in San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial counties. Processes and archives high-precision GPS data for the study of ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...