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 ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography present a new tool the public can use to understand sewage contamination levels at beaches from Coronado to Playas de Tijuana as well ...

In 1999, the Ocean Studies Board (OSB) launched the Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture to highlight the important links between ocean science and public policy. The series was named in honor of the ...

The oceans cover approximately 71% of the earth’s surface, and play a critical role in global climate through storage and transport of heat and carbon dioxide. Interactions between the ocean and ...

The celebrated UC Santa Cruz oceanography professor Gary Griggs made a vow this spring, and he plans to stick with it. “I am going to be the last guy standing at UC Santa Cruz,” he declared with equal ...

Microorganisms are the dominant organisms in the sea, both in terms of mass and ecological importance. Most marine microorganisms have not yet been brought into pure cultures in the laboratory, so ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new Mississippi State University and U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command partnership is advancing key technical fields and new technologies in support of the Navy’s ...

The Haiyang-4 (01) satellite lifts off atop of a Long March 4B rocket from Taiyuan, Nov. 13 UTC, 2024. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China conducted its 55th orbital launch of 2024, sending the Haiyang-4 ...

When humans need more Vitamin B12—a nutrient that makes healthy red blood cells and turns food into energy—we can get it by taking a supplement or eating fish. But what about ocean life, including the ...

Oceanography in the mid-20th century was "one of the greatest periods of exploration of the earth ... Every time you went to sea, you made unexpected discoveries. It was revolutionary. Nothing that we ...

The 3.5-year voyage to the furthest corners of the globe reshaped marine science and permanently changed our relationship with the planet’s oceans. In the foyer of the National Oceanography Centre in ...