The grant, the largest of its kind since Scripps joined UCSD in 1960, will go toward research in several distinct areas.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has received a $15 million grant from the Fund for Science and Technology (FFST). This support will expand observational ...

The ocean is vast, deep, and often inaccessible to humans. But in recent decades, robots and other technologies have started to give researchers a view of life thousands of meters below the ocean’s ...

Newly found polymetallic nodules were spotted on the seabed at 5,645 m water depth to the east of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands by the Orpheus AUV. KINGSTON, R.I. — July 7, 2025 — A ...

At a time when climate conversations can feel overwhelming, a new celebration is flipping the script with music, movement and momentum! Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Birch ...

With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The Trump administration is forging ahead on its ...

Scientific exploration of the deep ocean has largely remained inaccessible to most people because of barriers to access due to infrastructure, training, and physical ability requirements for at-sea ...

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John Orcutt (Chair) is a Professor of geophysics and Deputy Director at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Interim Dean of Marine Sciences at University of California, San Diego. Dr. Orcutt ...

In the heart of the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Race Village is the Exploration Zone, where visitors and sailors are inspired and educated about sailing and the ocean. It is also where they can discover ...

Sixty-two-years ago, during my senior year at the University of California, Santa Barbara, I took a marine geology course ...

A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench. Operationalizing this technology for the first time was ...