For more than a century, oceanographers have relied on the Ekman theory to explain how surface currents behave under the ...

Stretching into the Pacific Ocean, the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier is considered a landmark in La Jolla, symbolizing ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life ...

All of the data collected from the flights are sent back to weather centers to compile and compare, ultimately improving ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo has a new president and CEO who brings a plethora of experience from aquariums, the Air Force, and as a music producer.  Charles ...

An oarfish, a super rare creature commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish,” washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving ...

Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

UC San Diego faculty members Vashan Wright and Xiaolong Wang have been selected to receive 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships, a ...

Wave energy, inspired by the human heart’s rhythm, offers vast clean energy potential. With ongoing investment, it could ...

A huge oarfish washed up near La Paz in Baja California Sur in 2020. Credit: Fernando Cavalin. On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote ...

In Japanese folklore, appearances of these elusive marine creatures dubbed ‘doomsday fish’ are believed to foreshadow ...

Thousands of unionized health care workers and researchers at UC San Diego are set to go on strike next week over what they ...