Scripps Institution of Oceanography offers instruction leading to Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in oceanography, marine biology, and earth sciences.

Make You rself at Home in La Jolla’s Most Charming Oceanfront Venue The Martin Johnson House is a historic oceanfront cottage nestled under lush cypress trees with breathtaking views of the Pacific ...

The cross-border San Diego South Bay-Tijuana region is home to state parks, a Marine Protected Area (MPA), a federally sponsored National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), Navy bases, the Port of San ...

The bucket of preserved fish opens, but it doesn’t smell as bad as you might think. Like vinegar, with a hint of sardine. OK, maybe it’s bad, but if you’re Ben Frable, manager of the Marine Vertebrate ...

R/P FLIP with a full Moon. Taken from the R/V Melville, November 2013. Photo: Evan Walsh FLIP, the FLoating Instrument Platform, was not a ship, but a 355-foot-long research platform that can be ...

SCUBA DIVERsity is a program designed increase access to professional dive training (i.e., scientific diving) for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students from diverse and underserved ...

Image caption: Example munitions surveyed by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) during the 2023 seafloor survey of the San Pedro Basin. Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego. See ...

A red tide offshore Southern California is bringing a spectacular display of bioluminescence to beaches at night. From glowing waves seen at several San Diego beaches to swirls of electric blue light ...

Scripps Oceanography’s research vessels are ships and boats dedicated to serving as global, regional, and local platforms for research and instruction at sea.

The Research Vessel Bob and Betty Beyster is a purpose-built coastal research vessel designed for efficient operations offshore Southern California and throughout the Channel Islands. Operated by ...

It is bittersweet to write this message on what will be the final annual impact report of my tenure leading Scripps Institution of Oceanography. As many of you know, I will be stepping down from my ...

How carbon dioxide affects climate change and how scientists know that carbon dioxide levels are increasing in the atmosphere, summarized by Scripps Oceanography scientists.