A recent push by the NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to shine a light into that darkness has been illuminating, to say the least.

New research led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography highlights the critical role of mangroves in ...

After a few wet winters, Southern California is officially back in drought conditions, with San Diego County among the ...

Underwater eruptions may seem distant to folks on land, but they have global significance. The 2022 Hunga Tonga event, for ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began nearly 15 years ago may have had a larger impact on offshore ecosystems than ...

Fluorescent-colored sand sprinkled on San Diego County beaches could help reveal the complicated patterns of erosion that ...

The San Diego Air Pollution Control District issued the first nuisance citation for odors coming from the sewage overflows; ...

Scientists initially expected some whale populations to rebound a decade after the BP oil spill. New research suggests they ...

Born in England in 1836, Ellen Browning Scripps moved to the United States and became wealthy through her family’s newspaper ...

Deep below the Pacific Ocean lies the Mariana Trench, which is home to the Earth's deepest known point of the seabed, plunging to 10,935 metres below sea level.

An undersea volcano, located 470 km off the coast of Oregon, is set to erupt in 2025 after displaying tell-tale signs of ...

Our list of things to do across the San Diego region includes hiking, major events, holiday activities, concerts and more ...