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Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

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Scripps researchers discover what lies within mysterious haloed barrels on the seafloor

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Two San Diego scientists win Lasker Award for developing way to fight cystic fibrosis

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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

7 days ago

Scientists are baffled by a powerful and long-lasting gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy

8 days ago

UCSD graduate Megan McArthur retires from NASA's astronaut corps after long career

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Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope

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Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

19 days ago

First peer-reviewed study of Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis finds link between water pollution and toxic gas in air

20 days ago

Endangered frog species is hopping around Southern California once again

21 days ago

Fleet Science Center to begin major renovation in September

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Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding

22 days ago

Stargazing is challenging, but possible, in San Diego County. Here's how to view our night sky.

26 days ago

Another US military mini shuttle launches on a secret mission

26 days ago

Scientists get a rare peek inside of an exploding star

28 days ago

NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

29 days ago

Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

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Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here's how to spot them

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$80 million federal grant bolsters research at UCSD

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Public invited to attend dark sky forum and astronomy party Saturday in Julian

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Summer's best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids

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Hubble Space Telescope takes best picture yet of the comet visiting from another solar system

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Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze

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Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health

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Talking fungi: This high school grad is studying how plants communicate like a pro

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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

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Now's the time to watch the Perseid meteor shower from East County

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NASA, SpaceX punch through weather threat for Crew-11 launch

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Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline

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Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded

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Scientists release thousands of hatchery-raised halibut in Mission Bay, boosting population

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UC San Diego loses a third star scientist in mini brain drain

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Noted Earth and space scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa named director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction

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Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

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Wildfires can harm water quality up to eight years later, study finds

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Exquisite, rarely seen purple sea snails ride warm currents to San Diego

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UCSD postpones plans to set 10-story building on fire in Scripps Ranch

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Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

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Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission

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A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages

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UCSD's new underwater microscope brings precious coral reefs into sharper view

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The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work

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First images unveiled from world's largest camera

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New UCSD eye research center a son's visionary tribute to a father's legacy

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The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year

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Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds

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Early humans survived in a range of extreme environments before global migration, study says

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Watch: SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes, no injuries reported

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Trump's plan to kill dozens of NASA missions threatens US space supremacy

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Lake Tahoe mystery: Why aren't the lake's famous waters getting more clear?

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Astronomers create a dazzling, elaborate map of nearby galaxy in thousands of colors

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Butterflies are disappearing. Here's how community scientists are working to save them.

3 months ago

Noted Scripps researcher considering move after federal grant is canceled

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Unsubstantiated 'chemtrail' conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses

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NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research

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Private lunar lander from Japan falls silent while attempting a moon touchdown

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What made Mount Etna's latest eruption so rare

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How a new planetarium show helped scientists unlock a cosmic secret

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Northern lights could be visible again in some US states after weekend solar storms

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Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50

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UC San Diego to simulate massive earthquakes at its outdoor shake table

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Why cats are orange (and tortoiseshell and calico)

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Astronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy

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SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of control

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Is there life after extinction? Some scientists and conservationists are trying to find out

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Birch Aquarium's new 'Living Seas' exhibit offers a glimpse into the noisy, mesmerizing deep

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More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that's worrying US officials

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These surreal trees survived for centuries. Scientists worry for their future

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Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info

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How ancient reptile footprints are rewriting the history of when animals evolved to live on land

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Bright auroras on Jupiter are captured by Webb Space Telescope

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The researchers charged with defending the planet against asteroids

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Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication

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Famed research sub Alvin arrives in San Diego after crew witnesses volcanic eruption in Pacific

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US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots

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7 San Diego scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Famous geneticist moving research institute to RaDD project on San Diego Bay

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Europe launches a drive to attract scientists and researchers after Trump freezes US funding

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Fleet Science Center loses $3.7M grant, adding to its financial woes, as NSF slashes funding

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Scientific societies say they'll do national climate assessment after Trump dismissed report authors

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How to catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

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Soviet-era spacecraft is set to plunge to Earth a half-century after its failed launch to Venus

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NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk

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Eerie 'doomsday fish' stirring interest at La Jolla's Birch Aquarium

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Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks

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A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to the human body

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Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says

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Trump science cuts roil university labs, targeting bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more

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Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.'s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump

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A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say

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Harvard stands to lose $2.2 billion in federal funding. Researchers fear science will suffer

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A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here's what to know about northern lights

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'Elephants are so amazing': Safari Park video from earthquake draws cheers

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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake northeast of San Diego shakes most of Southern California

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Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez

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A micromoon will grace the night skies this weekend

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