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Highest atmospheric CO2 level recorded in March, Scripps scientists say
The Keeling Curve measures the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have been tracking these measurements from all over the world, and last month, they broke a record — but it’s not something to brag about.
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Highest atmospheric CO2 level recorded in March, Scripps scientists say
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have been tracking these measurements from all over the world, and last month, they broke a record. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell explains why it’s not something to brag about.
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Scripps scientist part of team that discovered eastern Pacific tropical fish
A team of scientists, including Ben Frable of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote Mexican islands.
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New species of fish discovered south of Baja California Peninsula
The remarkable find was made in 2022 by a team that included a Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell details the discovery and what it means.
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Birch Aquarium is now home to a scenic ‘Blue Beach'
Way cool: The striking below-your-feet mural depicts various depths of nearby underwater canyons.
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70+ Weedy Seadragons Hatch at Birch Aquarium
Birch Aquarium is swimming with joy following the hatching of more than 70 Weedy Seadragons in its captivity.
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Sewage-Polluted Sea Spraying Contaminated Water Into Air, Scripps Study Shows
The nasty polluted water from the Tijuana River that closes Imperial Beach every time it rains isn’t just contaminating the ocean. A new study by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego found it’s also in the air we breathe.
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Sewage-Polluted Sea Spraying Contaminated Water Into Air, Scripps Study Shows
A new study shows the contaminated water from Imperial Beach not only impacts the water, but our air, too. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford shares more information.
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Amid Reports of Suspicious Balloons, Scripps Institution ‘Spies' on Climate With Launch
The science climate experiment has been years in the making.
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Amid Talk of Balloons, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Launches One of Its Own
The balloon is part of a year-long research project Scripps researchers are conducting with the U.S. Department of Energy, reports NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada.
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San Diego Scientists Turned Waves Pink at Torrey Pines State Beach This Month — Here's Why
Scripps scientists are studying how freshwater interacts with the surf zone.
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Scripps Scientists Turn Surf Pink in Torrey Pines
Scientists are studying how freshwater interacts with the surf zone.
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Birch Aquarium Seadragon is Pregnant, ‘Extremely Rare' in Captivity
A female Weedy Seadragon has transferred eggs to a male at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a rare event and a first for the institution, it was announced Monday.