UC Santa Barbara |

Tracking El Niño’s impact

UC Santa Barbara geologists are measuring coastal erosion and the effects of rising sea levels and storms brought by weather phenomenon.

UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz documents one of the earth's most biodiverse places

New definitive resource published on the structure and function of California’s ecosystems.

UC Irvine |

Decade of rising seas slowed by land soaking up extra water, study finds

Scientists at UC Irvine and NASA provide the first measurements of how the earth's absorption of liquid is — temporarily — depressing sea levels around the world.

UC Santa Barbara |

Cling-on warriors

UC Santa Barbara researchers are developing a new type of underwater adhesive inspired by sandcastle worms.

UC Santa Barbara |

Bioinspired technology at UC Santa Barbara

Researchers find lessons in the surprising methods giant clams use for creating white coloration.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

Study shows global ocean warming has doubled in recent decades

Scientists find that half of the global ocean temperature increase since 1865 has occured over the past two decades.

UC Santa Barbara |

Winning an "Ocean Oscar"

UC Santa Barbara professor receives a prestigious Peter Benchley Ocean Award for his work on sustainable fisheries.

UC Santa Cruz |

Sea lions exposed to algal toxin show impaired spatial memory

Permanent damage caused by domoic acid may affect their ability to survive in the wild, UC Santa Cruz-led study suggests.

UC Santa Barbara |

Protecting ocean species

UC Santa Barbara researchers part of study that offers guidance on the placement of marine protected areas.

UC San Diego |

California’s fish populations are declining

Two independent data sets show changing ocean conditions adversely impact fish off California.

UC Santa Cruz |

Formation of coastal sea ice drives ocean circulation

Analysis of North Pacific ocean circulation finds that sea ice formation influences climate on regional and global scales.

UC San Diego |

Leading thinkers address polar region changes

Global climate change’s impact on the poles will be focus of an upcoming meeting hosted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the American Polar Society.