Past climate shifts altered Southern Ocean currents and carbon exchange: Study warns it may be happening again
Human-induced climate change is causing shifts in the world's largest ocean current and westerly wind systems also seen ...
Whale, dolphin populations on the decline after Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began nearly 15 years ago may have had a larger impact on offshore ecosystems than previously thought, recent research suggests.
Where's all of San Diego's sand going? Follow the fluorescent-colored trail
Fluorescent-colored sand sprinkled on San Diego County beaches could help reveal the complicated patterns of erosion that ...
Courts, Science, New Leaders Could Shape Tijuana River Sewage Crisis in 2025 — Here’s How
The San Diego Air Pollution Control District issued the first nuisance citation for odors coming from the sewage overflows; ...
The ocean current vital to regulating our weather
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is vital in regulating the temperature of the earth. Scientists measure it using scientific instruments deployed in different latitudes across ...
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Satellites map Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail
A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater ...
La Jolla News Nuggets: Torrey Pines plan, whale study, SDUSD president, tree recycling, more
To better understand the impact on several whale and dolphin species, researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...
Challenging Viral Biology: Researchers Discover Mysterious Virus With Ribosomal Protein
A virus that infects ocean phytoplankton was found to encode a ribosomal protein, a first for eukaryotic viruses. Researchers ...
Fluorescent-colored sand could show effects of ocean currents on region’s eroding beaches
Fluorescent-colored sand sprinkled on San Diego County beaches could help reveal the complicated patterns of erosion that ...