🏄‍♀️Scripps Pier, surf and snow 🏔️ 📸: @ucsandiego.bsky.social photographer @erikjepsen.bsky.social

🏅Congratulations to Scripps marine biologist @vdisanto.bsky.social on being named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow! Her research explores how fish move through changing oceans. Meet other @ucsandiego.bsky.social scientists who earned the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social honor. ⤵️

🐙What can an octopus teach us about interdisciplinary research? Join us on April 17 for Considering the Octopus Model, an environmental research conference hosted by @ucsandiego.bsky.social’s Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. Learn more and submit an abstract below. ⤵️

🌏 Hey, it's your friends at Scripps Oceanography! We love sharing science, covering tons of topics, ranging from marine science to climate change to geology and more! ❓Our question for you is ... what do you want to learn more about?

🔬 Take a look under the microscope with Svenja Kling, a PhD student at Scripps Oceanography who is using sea urchins as a model organism to study embryonic development, and the effects of ocean toxicants on embryos. ✷ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kwvThn

🚀 This morning, Scripps / @ucsandiego.bsky.social alum and #NASA astronaut Jessica Meir lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission! Learn more about the mission, and even what's on her space playlist! ⤵️ 🎵

🚁 Scripps geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum is currently in #Antarctica, where he's investigating the drivers of Thwaites Glacier's rapid melting. @nytimes.com's @zhonggg.bsky.social gives readers the opportunity to see the work up close. ⤵️

🚀 Preparing for liftoff in T-minus 12 hours! Jessica Meir, a #NASA astronaut and @ucsandiego.bsky.social / Scripps alumna, is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at approx. 2:15 a.m. PT on Feb. 13. Watch the NASA livestream here: bit.ly/461RI2G

🇦🇶 Journey from #ScrippsPier to #Antarctica with Scripps geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum, who is studying the largest of the fastest retreating glaciers that drain the West Antarctic Ice Sheet—#ThwaitesGlacier. ➡️ Learn more about the research: https://bit.ly/3YTueZt

CW3E AR Update: There is an indication for a pair of mid-level troughs and surface low pressure systems are forecast to bring precipitation to much of California beginning this weekend and continuing through the end of next week. Read the full Quick Look here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...

ALERTCalifornia is proud to be featured in this recent Scientific American article: How New AI technology is helping detect and prevent wildfires. Read the full story - https://bit.ly/4rdNVYA

❤️ Blind gobies (Typhlogobius californiensis) are finding love in an intertidal place. ❤️ Researchers with the Fish Evolution Lab at Scripps Oceanography study how these fish have evolved unique adaptations that provide insight into evolution, biodiversity and more. ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhsj...

🚨 RARE #SHARK SIGHTING! Cali Lingle, a Scripps Oceanography marine biology graduate student, scientific diver and anchovy bioenergetics expert, recently encountered a rare #PricklyShark during a night dive in La Jolla Cove. See for yourself! ⤵️

ESR celebrates the selection of EDGE, a swath-mapping laser altimetry NASA satellite which is slated for launch as early as 2030. EDGE is led by Helen Fricker at @scrippsocean.bsky.social, and ESR is a Project Partner contributing to algorithms and applications to ice sheets, sea ice, and oceans.

🌍 #NowHiring: Join Scripps Oceanography as a project scientist in hydro-climate and subseasonal and seasonal forecasting research. 🌦️ Advance atmospheric and climate science with @cw3escripps.bsky.social#NowHiring 📅 Apply by Mar 2 for full consideration. ⤵️ apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF

🌊 🚀 #NASA astronaut & @ucsandiego.bsky.social alum Jessica Meir is embarking on her second journey to the International Space Station this week to serve as spacecraft commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission! Stop by the @ucsdbookstore.bsky.social to pick up a custom mission sticker.

🛰️BIG NEWS! NASA has selected a @ucsandiego.bsky.social led satellite mission for the Earth System Explorers program. Led by Scripps Oceanography glaciologist @helen-amanda.bsky.social, Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) is one of two next-generation satellite missions selected. 🧵⤵️

💧#NowHiring: Join a partnership with @cw3escripps.bsky.social, @ca-dwr.bsky.social and @nws.noaa.gov to bridge research + real-time operations. This role works alongside hydrologic forecasting teams, supports emergency response and reservoir operations and more! employment.ucsd.edu/research-and...

The forecast for Super Bowl Sunday near Levi's Stadium is mostly dry and warm, with a slight chance of light rain in the evening. Normally, December, January and February are the three wettest months of the year in northern California, but it has been unusually dry since early January.

🐋 Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here? A @kpbssandiego.bsky.social highlight on how to check out the magic of whales, featuring Scripps Oceanography graduate student and cetacean enthusiast Nicole Schriber! www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

🌊 What are Marine Prosperity Areas? @octavioaburto.bsky.social, a Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist, shares more about how the new comprehensive and holistic framework benefits both people and the planet in next week's @birchaquarium.bsky.social Perspectives Lecture. 🔗 https://bit.ly/45ESPoM

Help Us Name Our ROV! This month, an NSF-supported research team led by DRI, @usf.edu, and @scrippsocean.bsky.social will deploy to the Antarctic Peninsula aboard the R/V Sikuliaq—and their ROV needs a name. 💬 Reply to us with your best suggestion and help us name our new member of the team!

We 💙 #wetlands, and you should, too! Join us for Love Your Wetlands Day at @ucsandiego.bsky.social#wetlandss Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve in Mission Bay on Saturday, Feb 7. Learn about marsh research, build Kumeyaay tule boats, clean up the marsh on guided walks and more! https://sites.ucsd.edu/lywd/

A family of #AtmosphericRivers brought moderate-to-heavy precipitation to portions of Washington last week. See our latest Quick Summary for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u....

🦠Tiny organisms, big-time resilience! 💪 Researchers at Scripps Oceanography found that marine microbes cooperate more than they compete, and that warmer, more stressful ocean conditions actually boost this cooperation. Learn more! ⤵️

💡 Hey @ucsandiego.bsky.social innovators, entrepreneurs and sustainability-minded folks—the Triton Sustainability Challenge returns to campus and is now accepting applications! Submit your innovative technology that impacts the environment here: https://bit.ly/3ZeKDYA

Hey! We're Scripps Oceanography, and we want to connect with people interested in: 🔬 Marine Science 🌍 Earth Science 📈 Climate Change ⚠️ Hazards 🐟 Marine Life 💊 Biotechnology and Biomedicine 🌊 Oceanography 🪸 Coral Reef Ecology 🌧️ Atmospheric Science ➗ Geophysics ⚛️ Bioscience

🏅Congratulations to @ucsandiego.bsky.social & Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan for earning the prestigious Crafoord Prize — one of the world’s most prestigious science awards given by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social! ➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/3NKC8lC

What’s happening to our food? 🐟 UC San Diego researchers at @scrippsocean.bsky.social study seafood safety and sustainability. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3LNqGVy #UCSanDiego #Sustainability #Seafood

🐠 📈 Did our changing climate make fish bigger? All signs point to 'YES' according to research spearheaded by the Fish Evolution Lab at Scripps. Watch this video to see how ancient ocean temperatures shaped the evolution of fish body size. ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ZC2sYK-rSVk

🛑 STOP scrolling and enjoy these photos captured by Nicole Schriber! 📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.

CW3E AR Update: Multiple #AtmosphericRivers are forecast to bring heavy precipitation to portions of the Pacific Northwest this week. See our latest Quick Look for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u....

🌎 ✈️ 🌍 The #AtmosphericRiver Reconnaissance program, led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social and @noaa.gov, has gone global! International partners have joined forces, and the first flights are officially [email protected] at @theworld.org has more ⬇️ theworld.org/segments/202...

Members of the Coastal Processes Group at Scripps spoke to FOX5/KUSI about the weekly coastal surveys they perform using high-tech laser scanners to measure erosion along beaches & coastal bluffs. This data helps researchers understand how the shoreline is evolving. Learn more:https://bit.ly/3YR0Xi4

🌍 Scripps Oceanography Director @minwadhwa.bsky.social is at the @weforum.org Annual Meeting, joining global leaders to spotlight the role of ocean action in addressing climate change. At #AM26, she is sharing insights on the latest state of climate science & why investing in our ocean is essential.

❓Quiz time! According to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists, the market damages are projected to be the largest cost to society, totaling global annual losses of _____ in the year 2100.

🦠 A study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists reveals that #MarineMicrobes exhibited mostly positive interactions with one another over a six-year period. These positive interactions became even more common during times of environmental stress. Dive into the study. ⬇️

📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️

430.54 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Jan-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. ⬇️

🏄Surfers at Cardiff State Beach had a rare encounter last week with an ocean sunfish, or the mola mola! 🌞 🐟 Manager of the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection Ben Frable (@frable.bsky.social) provided CBS 8 with more insight into the world's heaviest bony fish. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NnoZyE

✈️ #AtmosphericRiver tracking is going global! 🌍 Led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social & @noaa.gov, the AR Reconnaissance program is expanding worldwide, partnering w/ research teams across the globe to sharpen forecasts of extreme weather and better protect communities. @financialtimes.com shares more. ⬇️

Join @ucsandiego.bsky.social's students, staff, and faculty, and alumni as we march in San Diego's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and honor Dr. King by coming together for a Day of Service. Learn more and register for the events here: https://bit.ly/4aVZpus

🎆 SSA HONORS:🎆 Congratulations to @scrippsocean.bsky.social Peter Shearer, our 2026 Harry Fielding Reid Medalist! Read more here about why his colleagues consider him one of the leading observational #seismologists of his generation: buff.ly/No49vYI ⚒️ 🧪

🗻 Live from Antarctica! Today, NOVA @pbs.org is livestreaming from the ice as researchers—including Scripps & @ucsandiego.bsky.social geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum—study the rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier, one of the most consequential glaciers on Earth. www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...

What could set 10 feet of sea-level rise in motion? Join @Scripps_Ocean researcher Jamin Greenbaum today at 1 p.m. PST for 'Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica' with Miles O'Brien of @novapbs to hear how he tracks movements of Thwaites Glacier. www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...

💡 Congratulations to Vanessa Scott, director of Corporate Affiliates, Business Development, Industry Outreach & Innovation at Scripps, for being named to the 1000 Ocean Startups 2026 Steering Committee! Her expertise & knowledge will be invaluable to the 1000 Ocean Startups community.

⚠️Recent #AtmosphericRiver activity brought heavy rain to California, which can cause hazardous conditions along the coast, as cliffs can become unstable. Scripps Oceanography coastal geomorphologist Adam Young encourages beachgoers to be mindful of potential hazards. 🧵⬇️

3️⃣ Scripps-affiliated leaders are featured in San Diego Magazine's 2026 Biggest Movers & Shakers list, recognized for driving bold ideas and shaping the future of our city. Join us in recognizing @minwadhwa.bsky.social, @gilbertjacka.bsky.social and @supervisoraguirre.bsky.social! bit.ly/49dJkz5