Imaging and 3D structuring software helps Scripps researchers observe coral reef changes in Palmyra Atoll Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and engineers at UC San Diego hav... Read more
Sandia-led team designs zero-emissions marine research vessel Marine research could soon be possible without the risk of polluting either the air or the ocean. It’s thanks to a new ship desi... Read more
In broadest view yet of world’s low oxygen, scientists reveal dangers and solutions In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfol... Read more
Scripps researchers collaborate on new technology study using “robotic plankton” Underwater robots developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of Califo... Read more
“We’re really in the dark when it comes to the ecology of the deep sea,” Technological advances have made the extraction of deep sea mineral and precious metal deposits feasible, and t... Read more
Prospects for economic and sustainable fuel alternative enhanced with discovery Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have developed a method for greatly enhanci... Read more
If current climate trends follow historical precedent, ocean ecosystems will be in state of flux for next 10,000 years, according to Scripps Oceanography researchers If history’s closest ana... Read more
Locally, changes in coastal ocean temperatures may be much more extreme than global averages imply. New research published in the June 18 edition of Public Library of Science (PLoS ONE) enti... Read more
Liquid Robotics Oil & Gas will also do plenty of good The adorable boats of Liquid Robotics have served as important research tools for people studying the ocean and the environment. Now... Read more
Fleets of robot submarines will change oceanography SAILING the seven seas is old hat. The latest trick is to glide them. Sea gliders are small unmanned vessels which are now cruising the br... Read more
A short list of relatively simple actions A short list of relatively simple actions taken to reduce greenhouse gases other than CO2 could help put the brakes on global warming–i... Read more
Scientists aim to create biofuel Tiny green algae grown in floating plastic bags may one day wean us from our voracious fossil fuel consumption. Such is the vision of Jonathan Trent,... Read more