About Us
Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean and earth science research, education, and public service in the world. Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography encompasses physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans and earth.

Click on the slide!

Renowned Oceanographer Walter Munk to Receive Crafoord Prize

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to recognize Munk's lifetime of research achievement with geosciences prize

Read more...
Click on the slide!

Prominent Research Biologist: Edward Brinton

World’s leading authority on krill

Read more...
Click on the slide!

Scripps/LLNL Team Wins Grant to Improve Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification

Researchers hope to increase effectiveness of methods increasingly needed for effective implementation of climate legislation and stabilization of carbon-equivalent trading markets

Read more...
Click on the slide!

New Research Uncovers Deep Origins of the 'Hawaiian Hotspot'

Findings suggest hotspot is the result of a lower-mantle plume

Read more...

Scripps Oceanography News

Birch Aquarium at Scripps

birch aquarium at scripps

Research Focus

Explorations e-magazine

Clearing the Air

Clearing the Air
A Scripps researcher hopes to demonstrate that improving developing world cooking methods could slow global warming and improve public health along the way

Flight of the Dragons

Flight of the Dragons
Using DNA, Scripps researchers unlock the evolutionary path of Australia's seadragons

Announcements

Director Tony Haymet cop15 ocean acidification research Scripps Fleet Faculty Positions Prospective Students Apply postdoctoral program Support Scripps Bridge to Business Diversity at Scripps