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🚀 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! ⤵️ 🎵
Alumna Jessica Meir Returns to Space — This Time as Commander
UC San Diego alumni are soaring to great heights in 2026 — including space!On Feb. 13, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and three crewmates lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as ...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
🚀 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. ⤵️
To Study Antarctic Ice Rifts, You Have to Throw a Few ‘Bombs’
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February 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
🚁 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
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
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
🚀 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
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
➡️ Learn more about the research: https://bit.ly/3YTueZt
February 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
🇦🇶 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
➡️ Learn more about the research: https://bit.ly/3YTueZt
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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...
Read the full Quick Look here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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...
Read the full Quick Look here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
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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
How new AI technology is helping detect and prevent wildfires
From vegetation scans to 360-degree smoke detectors, new tools are trying to shine a light on the most dangerously dark areas of the electric grid
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February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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. ⤵️
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Blind Gobies of California: Love and Adaptation in the Intertidal
YouTube video by FishEvolutionLab-Edu
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February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
❤️ 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...
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! ⤵️
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
🚨 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! ⤵️
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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.
UC San Diego-Led Satellite Mission Selected by NASA
The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) satellite is one of two next generation satellites selected by NASA to help better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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.
📅 Apply by Mar 2 for full consideration. ⤵️ apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF
📅 Apply by Mar 2 for full consideration. ⤵️ apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
🌍 #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.
📅 Apply by Mar 2 for full consideration. ⤵️ apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF
📅 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.
February 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
🌊 🚀 #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. 🧵⤵️
@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. 🧵⤵️
February 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
🛰️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. 🧵⤵️
@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...
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
💧#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...
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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.
February 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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!
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How to appreciate the whales of San Diego
San Diegans can find multiple species of whales at various times throughout the year off the area's shores. On Midday Edition Tuesday, we hear from local whale experts Nicole Schriber and Domenic Biag...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
🐋 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...
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🌊 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
@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
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
🌊 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
@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
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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!
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!
February 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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!
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's 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/
Join us for Love Your Wetlands Day at @ucsandiego.bsky.social's 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/
February 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
We 💙 #wetlands, and you should, too!
Join us for Love Your Wetlands Day at @ucsandiego.bsky.social's 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/
Join us for Love Your Wetlands Day at @ucsandiego.bsky.social's 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/
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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....
See our latest Quick Summary for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u....
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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....
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! ⤵️
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! ⤵️
Positive Interactions Dominate Among Marine Microbes, Six-Year Study Reveals
A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ocean's smallest organisms interact. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Instit...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🦠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! ⤵️
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
February 2, 2026 at 11:32 PM
💡 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
🔬 Marine Science
🌍 Earth Science
📈 Climate Change
⚠️ Hazards
🐟 Marine Life
💊 Biotechnology and Biomedicine
🌊 Oceanography
🪸 Coral Reef Ecology
🌧️ Atmospheric Science
➗ Geophysics
⚛️ Bioscience
February 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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
🔬 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
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/3NKC8lC
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
🏅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
➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/3NKC8lC
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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
#UCSanDiego #Sustainability #Seafood
January 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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
#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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ZC2sYK-rSVk
Why some fishes got bigger when oceans got colder? - Dahiana Arcila & Emily Troyer
Climate has shaped life in the oceans for millions of years, but how exactly has it influenced the evolution of body size in fishes?
In our study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we explored how ancient temperature changes ...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🐠 📈 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ZC2sYK-rSVk