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Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean and earth science research, education, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans and earth.

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Urban Heat Has Large-scale Climate Effects

Researchers find that heat given off by metropolitan areas is enough to influence winter warming

Researchers find that heat given off by metropolitan areas is enough to influence winter warming

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Scientists Explore the Mysteries and Challenges of the Deep Sea

Special AGU presentations include a journey to the deepest point in the world and threats to the world’s largest ecosystem

Special AGU presentations include a journey to the deepest point in the world and threats to the world’s largest ecosystem

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Birch Aquarium at Scripps

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Research Focus

  • Scripps on Ice Field Blog
    Join Matt Siegfried, a graduate student in Scripps glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker's group, as he and an international team attempt to reach a previously untouched Antarctic lake.
  • Scripps at TEDx: Videogames Cultivate Future Scientists
    In this captivating TEDx talk, Scripps seismologist Debi Kilb describes her group's effforts using videogames to inspire future scientists.

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Breathtaking Secrets of Super Divers

Breathtaking Secrets of Super Divers
Groundbreaking study describes how collapsed lungs aid sea lions during their astoundingly deep dives

Ocean Salinity Trends Show Human Fingerprint

Ocean Salinity Trends Show Human Fingerprint
Like ocean temperature, changes in last half-century only explicable in context of human-caused climate change

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