New Species, the ‘Ruby Seadragon,’ Discovered by Scripps Researchers
February 17, 2015
Mysterious red fish emerges from museum collections
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Large Amounts of Oxygen Detected in Ancient Star’s Atmosphere
January 23, 2020
An international team of astronomers from UC San Diego, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the University of Cambridge have detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the oldest and most elementally depleted stars known as “J0815+4729.”
Astronomers Analyze the Atmosphere of a ‘Young Jupiter’ Exoplanet
August 13, 2015
…planet orbits a nearby star a lot like our own, though brighter and much younger at just 20 million years old. And the planet is a gas giant, like Jupiter, but hotter and even younger than its star. Because the new planet and its star resemble an earlier version of…
Has Antarctic Sea Ice Expansion Been Overestimated?
July 22, 2014
A team of scientists led by Ian Eisenman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, said that much of the increase measured for Southern Hemisphere sea ice could be due to a processing error in the satellite data.
Predictive Science, Inc. Releases Influenza Predictions
November 1, 2019
San Diego-based Predictive Science, Inc. this week released their first forecast for the 2019-2020 influenza season, which typically runs from November through March.
Junior Seau Foundation Supports Brain Injury Studies and Education at UC San Diego
December 15, 2016
The Junior Seau Foundation has pledged $250,000 to support brain injury research and education at the University of California San Diego. The gift is made in memory of the beloved NFL Football Hall of Famer and longtime San Diego Charger, Junior Seau, who passed away in 2012 and was subsequently…
UC San Diego Announces Second Cohort for Blue Economy Accelerator
September 26, 2022
University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have selected the second cohort for the StartBlue program, an accelerator for startups dedicated to tackling ocean-focused challenges and solutions.
UC San Diego Extension to Present California Historian Kevin Starr
November 5, 2014
Eminent California historian Kevin Starr, long an expert on the state’s growth and influence, will explore how San Diego has expressed its civic ambitions for more than a century through the development of the city’s iconic Balboa Park.
Genetics Breakthrough in Sea Urchins to Aid in Biomedical Research
June 6, 2022
Marine biologists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have created a line of sea urchins whose genetic makeup is fully mapped and can be edited to study human disease genes. The creation of these new research model organisms will accelerate the pace of marine biomedical research.
Tasty and Pink, Sea Urchin Species May Be a Climate-Tolerant Food Source
January 31, 2018
Sea urchin is a delicacy in Asia, South America, Europe, and increasingly in California, where the uniquely flavored roe, or uni, is used in sushi, gourmet cuisine, and products such as sauces and flavorings. But the large red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) caught off the coast of Southern California—the primary…
