Topic: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Amid charges of global warming hoax, new warning on climate change

A report Tuesday on the latest climate-change research shows emissions rising quickly and ice caps melting faster than projected. The report comes amid a controversy over hacked scientists’ e-mails that some say point to a global warming hoax.

Hacked global warming e-mails – what's new?

The story of the hacked global warming e-mails continues to unfold with new developments and lots of divergent opinions on what they mean, or don't mean.

Swarms of tiny robots to monitor the oceans

Scientists want to learn much more aobut the ocean than they currently know. So they're developing tiny robots to go underwater and observe.

How to keep track of climate change

Complex data, distilled and delivered in real time, could shed light on a global issue.

Jumbo squid invade San Diego shores, spook divers

Ocean acidification may push many fish to the brink

Too many 'straws' sucking water out of the Colorado River

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about how the US Navy impacts marine mammals, why some Somalis have turned to piracy, Obama's role in Europe, and the Taliban in Pakistan.

Scientists admit global warming is a hoax (April fools)

Greens take a cue from financiers

Environmental ‘derivatives’ encourage creative, proactive conservation.

California’s climate change bill could top $100 billion

Rising sea levels and extreme storms could displace 480,000 people and damage businesses and airports, a new study says.

California heads for a third dry year in a row

How air imperils the sea

Rising levels of carbon dioxide make oceans more acidic, putting shellfish, corals, and more at risk.

A second look at how life began on Earth

Column: By reexamining early experiments, scientists draw new conclusions.

For kids: a different kind of gold medal

Nobel Prizes honor men and women who've made the world a better place.

Cloud-sniffing drones soar over Asia

Researchers track China’s plume of pollution. What effect did Olympic hiatus have?

New sea change forecasts present a slimy picture

Column: Overfishing, a potential mollusk invasion, and the rise of slime threaten ocean ecology.

What happens when you turn off Beijing's pollution?

It's not every day that a major urban center suddenly puts the brakes on its industrial emissions. As Beijing tries to clear the air for the Olympic Games, one researcher is jumping at the chance to observe how the atmosphere is responding to what's being called the "great shutdown."

Want to name a sea slug? A nonprofit might let you.

To raise cash, some science and environmental groups will let donors name species for a fee.

How overfishing can alter an ocean’s entire ecosystem

When you tip the balance, a cascade of other changes may occur.

Midocean trawlers mine world’s seamounts

Unregulated fishing fleets work fast and deep, but rising cost of fuel may rein them in before laws do.

How the big picture changes from tiny beginnings

How the big picture changes from tiny beginnings

It pays to think small when forecasting environmental change.

U.S. scientists to study Arctic smog

Key question: Is air pollution from lower latitudes causing the region's recent warming?

Dust plays huge role in climate change

Tiny particles heat up the atmosphere faster than scientist once believed. The good news is this dust can be cleaned up fairly quickly.