Marissa Saenger is a fourth-year PhD student studying climate sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

Fish make hanging motionless in the water column look effortless, and scientists had long assumed hovering was a type of rest ...

Tuna, opah, and billfishes such as marlins and swordfish are among the 0.1% of fish species that are warm-blooded. Evidence ...

As summer kicks into high gear on the Fourth of July, Netflix is releasing a new series highlighting the beauty, importance ...

Monthly Keeling Curve average exceeded 430 parts per million in May Author Robert Monroe Topics Climate Change Share For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the ...

Hechinger emphasized that there is “no need to panic” as the risks posed by these parasites are easy to mitigate: Fully cooking fish or freezing any intended to be eaten raw for at least one week ...

The 120-mile Tijuana River flows from Baja California into the United States and discharges millions of gallons of wastewater — including sewage, industrial waste and runoff — into the Pacific Ocean ...

Coral reefs are severely threatened by ocean warming caused by climate change. They are projected to decline by 70-90% at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming relative to ...

Researchers from several University of California campuses have collaborated to create a report on dust in California, a characteristic that defines the desert climate zone that encompasses most of ...

Daniel Cayan (Climate Science Researcher): To large degree the recent fires result from an unfortunately very late arrival (it hasn't arrived yet) of North Pacific storminess — persistent high ...

Atmospheric rivers are ribbons of water vapor in the sky that can deliver huge amounts of precipitation. They are simultaneously vital sources of freshwater and the cause of dangerous flooding, making ...