Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before.

Mangroves in La Paz Bay, Mexico, stand at the edge of urban expansion, where development meets one of the most valuable ...

The study of the oceans and ecology of marine organisms in the geologic past, largely through the marine sedimentary record. The Human Ecology Laboratory groups together students and researchers to ...

Apr 22 Physical Oceanography Seminar: Dr. Enric Pallàs Sanz (CICESE) Apr 29 Physical Oceanography Seminar: Dr. Jesse Cusack (OSU) ...

The study of earthquakes, the propagation of seismic waves, and Earth's internal structure.

Using radioactive isotope systems to determine the age and origins of minerals and rocks, primarily as tracers of magmatic processes and the evolution of the earth. Organic molecules in natural waters ...

The study of the radiation, transmission, and scattering of sound, with particular emphasis on low-frequency sounds related to earth processes.

DateTuesday, May 19, 2026 | 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM LocationScripps Seaside Forum - 8606 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA ...

Cryosphere and polar science study the frozen water part of the Earth system, ranging from the glaciers of Greenland to the ice sheets of the Antarctic. Antarctica photo by Jack Pan. Investigating ...

The study of the origin and history of the solar system, planets and natural satellites, interplanetary dust and interstellar medium, lunar samples, meteors, and meteorites, asteroids, comets, craters ...

Collecting and processing data on the earth, oceans, and atmosphere using cameras, lasers, and a variety of electromagnetic sensors.

Studying the tectonic forces within the Earth give rise to continents, ocean basins, mountain ranges, earthquake belts, and most volcanoes, along with the resulting deformation of geological ...