This week, hunt for sea stars along the coast — and help make community science ‘a success story.’ Here’s how.
The twice-a-year Solstice Sea Star Search encourages San Diegans to find sea stars at local...
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How worrisome is a winter storm? Thanks to UCSD’s atmospheric river research, there’s a scale for that.
The science behind the scale Marty Ralph developed is now being used to figure out...
The last meteor shower of the year peaks a few days before Christmas
While usually not a bright shower, the Ursids can yield surprises.
How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
The Quadrantid meteor shower will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun’s scorching surface
The spacecraft passed within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the scorching star
NASA’s stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have two more months to go before their mission comes...
Northern lights may be faintly visible across parts of the US this Thanksgiving
Solar storms may produce faint auroras across the northern rim of the United States this...
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Trump chooses controversial Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH
A leading critic of the federal response to the COVID pandemic, Bhattacharya promises reforms.
UCSD ranks 10th on list of world’s most influential researchers, slipping 3 spots
Other San Diego County institutions also fare well in Clarivate's survey.
California raw milk recalled after positive test for bird flu virus
Officials with the County of Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory identified bird flu in one...
US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water
Recent developments have fueled debates into the practice.
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H5N1 bird flu detected in Bay Area child, California’s first case confirmed outside farms
As the child recovers, officials are working to find out how they were exposed to...
Darlene Shiley pledges record $75 million to University of San Diego for STEM
The University of San Diego got a $75 million boost Saturday from philanthropist Darlene Marcos...
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King tides have returned to the San Diego coast. But are they really as royal as their name implies?
One Scripps oceanographer is throwing down the gauntlet on the term 'king tides.' Here’s why...
Joanne Chory, Salk plant biologist who found ways to blunt impacts of climate change, dies at 69
She remained a tireless researcher for decades after developing Parkinson's disease.
The Leonid meteor shower peaks as the supermoon wanes
This year’s peak Leonid activity on Sunday will happen when the moon is 98% full.
Can America heal after the election? Clergy, researchers tackle political anxiety and toxic polarization
Post-election healing: Local clergy, researchers tackle the political divide.
When to catch the last supermoon of the year
Astronomers say better catch this week's supermoon. It will be a while until the next...
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
These rollbacks will come as more lives are being lost in heat waves and record...
San Diego’s General Atomics passes a milestone. Can nuclear fusion energy become a reality?
The DIII-D facility is a cornerstone of research seeking to develop a virtually limitless, carbon-free...
Astronaut Matthew Dominick, a University of San Diego grad, returns to Earth from International Space Station
He traveled about 100 million miles aboard the ISS, which fully orbits Earth once every...
NASA astronaut hospitalized after SpaceX Crew-8 splashdown return off coast of Florida
NASA did not reveal which of the three NASA astronauts of the four-person crew of...
October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
The moon will be 222,055 miles away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and...
AI is having its Nobel moment. Do scientists need the tech industry to sustain it?
AI’s moment as a commercial blockbuster has also reached the pinnacles of scientific recognition.
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Scientists say human-caused climate change boosted the rainfall of deadly Hurricane Helene by about 10%...
Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins – life’s building blocks
Their work used advanced technologies, including machine learning, and holds the potential to transform how...
Looking up at the stars and seeing ourselves, San Diego artist wants to share astronomy with his community
Dawud Hasan is one of five artists whose work is featured in the “Art for...
UC San Diego buoys dropped in path of Hurricane Helene grab treasure trove of data
Scientists say the data will help them to produce better hurricane forecast models.
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SDSU is betting $80 million it can become a key player in the lithium industry
The university is putting a lot on the line in the Imperial Valley, where the...
UC San Diego gets $10 million to study how climate change affects marine animals
Scientists will look especially closely at how such warming impacts brain development
![Jonny Kim, who earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of San Diego, will spend eight months on the International Space Station doing research, becoming the latest NASA astronaut with San Diego ties to do so. The space agency said Kim, 40, will fly to the orbiting outpost in March along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. This will be the first space mission for Kim, who will serve as a flight engineer. Kim enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in 2002 and eventually became a member of Seal Team 3, based in San Diego. […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sut-l-jonny-kim-01.jpg?w=70 "Jonny Kim, who earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of San Diego, will spend eight months on the International Space Station doing research, becoming the latest NASA astronaut with San Diego ties to do so. The space agency said Kim, 40, will fly to the orbiting outpost in March along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. This will be the first space mission for Kim, who will serve as a flight engineer. Kim enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in 2002 and eventually became a member of Seal Team 3, based in San Diego. […]")
University of San Diego graduate will travel to International Space Station
Jonny Kim, who earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of San Diego, will spend...
Can dogs ‘talk’ to humans? A UC San Diego study offers an intriguing clue
They're quite smart, highly social and very expressive. Does this mean that dogs might have...
Photos: August’s supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles
During a supermoon, the full moon inches a little closer than usual to Earth. A...
San Diego State University develops Midas touch in competing for research money
The campus pulled in a record $230 million last year to study subjects as diverse...
Snorkelers found a rare deep-sea fish off La Jolla. It took ‘a community effort’ to haul it to shore to study.
The roughly 12-foot-long oarfish — a serpent-like fish commonly found at sea depths of more...
4.4 quake in Los Angeles lightly shakes northern San Diego County
The temblor happened close to the separate Hollywood and Raymond fault systems.
![On a summer afternoon joggers, bicyclists and several people with big-brimmed hats, a few looking through binoculars, focused their attention on the squawking and seemingly chaotic swarm of white birds flying over a crescent-shaped island in Mission Bay. The social frenzy was thousands of elegant terns teaching their fledglings how to fly and forage at a man-made piece of land known as West Ski Island that lies less than a quarter-mile from Crown Point Park. A few women stopped to ask Andrew Meyer, the director of conservation at San Diego Audubon Society, and Cristina Santa Maria, conservation manager for the […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SUT-L-westski-terns-1.jpg?w=132 "On a summer afternoon joggers, bicyclists and several people with big-brimmed hats, a few looking through binoculars, focused their attention on the squawking and seemingly chaotic swarm of white birds flying over a crescent-shaped island in Mission Bay. The social frenzy was thousands of elegant terns teaching their fledglings how to fly and forage at a man-made piece of land known as West Ski Island that lies less than a quarter-mile from Crown Point Park. A few women stopped to ask Andrew Meyer, the director of conservation at San Diego Audubon Society, and Cristina Santa Maria, conservation manager for the […]")
Elegant terns make their home at small Mission Bay island
On a summer afternoon joggers, bicyclists and several people with big-brimmed hats, a few looking...
AI developed in La Jolla is being tested for ‘instantaneous’ cancer screening
Researchers at UC San Diego say the new artificial intelligence program is designed to save...
Star Trek actors George Takei and John Cho to discuss science of storytelling at UCSD
The event is tied to this year's Comic-Con convention, which begins next week in downtown...
Margaret Leinen, who guided Scripps Oceanography to new heights, will retire
The 77-year-old scientist will step down from her post as director of the UC San...
San Diego County coastal waters turn unusually cool due to upwelling
The wind-driven chill, which is known as upwelling, is most common in the spring. But...
Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon, will speak in San Diego this month
The San Diego Air and Space Museum is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the moon...
Michael Smolens: As fire season heats up, so do controversial efforts to prepare for it
Projections for hotter-than-usual summer leads to warnings about a tough wildfire season.
San Diego’s life science sector contributed $56.6B to the regional economy, despite tight financing and layoffs
Hiring in San Diego’s life science sector was down last year as a result of...
6 San Diego scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences, embellishing the region’s standing as a research mecca
Six San Diego researchers have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the elite...
Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The voice Alexis "Lexi" Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to...
NASA gives UCSD $10 million to develop ideas for using satellites to scrutinize Earth’s changing climate
NASA is giving UC San Diego $10 million to develop competitive proposals for using satellites...
Researchers point powerful ultrasound technology at the next frontier – addiction
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Nestled inside a giant MRI machine, the woman wears a helmet outfitted with special...
From earthquakes to early humans to the tiniest wildlife in local canyons, here’s what 10 San Diego researchers are studying – and where
Got a good atlas? You'll need one to understand just how far-flung San Diego scientists...
San Diego’s life science industry has a new challenge: Too much space
San Diego's labs and life science offices hit record vacancy this year.
A group of small earthquakes in Imperial Valley lightly shakes eastern San Diego County
A series of small earthquakes broke out on the Brawley fault system in the Imperial...
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda is shutting down its San Diego office
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda is shutting down its research and development hub in San Diego that...
San Diego’s Cue Health had the first FDA-approved home COVID-19 test. Now the agency says to throw them out.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told consumers Monday to throw out any at-home COVID-19...
Illumina competitor Pacific Biosciences is closing its San Diego office, laying off workers
Genome sequencing company Pacific Biosciences, a competitor of Illumina, is shutting down its San Diego...
San Diego biotech news: Local maker of mRNA used in COVID-19 vaccine opens new facility
San Diego-based TriLink BioTechnologies went from working with a few local biotechs in 2019 to...
Ellen Ochoa, SDSU graduate and first Latina to travel in space, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, the San Diego State University graduate who became the first Latina to...
Prebys Foundation awards $7 million in grants to 14 San Diego researchers
SAN DIEGO — Fourteen San Diego researchers will each receive $500,000 grants as part of a new...
In a tiny submersible, UCSD’s Lisa Levin is about to descend 3 miles to learn ‘how the ocean works, and how it can change’
It is cold, dark and cramped. But Lisa Levin will be beaming later this month...
This biotech startup got the biggest venture capital deal in San Diego so far this year
Funding deals for San Diego startups got off to a slow start this year, but...
Hiring is hot for government and health care jobs. These sectors boosted San Diego’s employment gains
Local government hiring fueled San Diego County's job growth last month and nudged the unemployment...
San Diego biotech company making melanoma test patch cuts 56% of its workforce
DermTech, the San Diego-based company that developed a noninvasive skin sticker to detect melanoma, is...
Scripps Research reports progress toward creating vaccine against the harmful ‘zombie’ drug xylazine
Scripps Research in La Jolla says it has taken a promising step toward developing a...
What’s polluting the oceans? UC San Diego to lead large study of contaminants’ source, fate and health impacts
UC San Diego will lead a major new study of the source, fate and possible...
3.8 earthquake near Borrego Springs briefly shakes parts of San Diego County
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred at 9:08 a.m. Saturday about 8 miles north-northeast of Borrego...
Illumina gets two new executives as the San Diego biotech revamps its C-suite
Illumina is getting a new chief financial officer, the latest major leadership change within the...
As more than half the sun slips into eclipse, oohs and ahs fill the air across San Diego County
At 11:11 a.m. Monday — the exact moment a partial solar eclipse peaked above San...
San Diego travelers view eclipse from 33,000 feet
ABOARD FLIGHT AS322 — As tens of thousands of people flocked to cities from Texas...
More rocket launches could light up the San Diego sky as SpaceX builds out satellite network
The spectacular sight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking across the San Diego County...
Monday’s partial solar eclipse in San Diego County will be marvelous – if the weather doesn’t interfere
Don't feel bad if you're unable to dart off to another part of the country...
Bristol Myers Squibb to lay off hundreds of workers following its $4.8B merger with this San Diego biotech
Following its $4.8 billion acquisition of local biotech Mirati Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb is laying...
3.5 earthquake near Lake Henshaw gently shakes parts of San Diego County
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred at 4:12 p.m. Sunday about 4 miles east of Lake...
San Diego biotech news: Veteran life science execs raise $150M for cancer drug targeting hard-to-treat tumors
Veteran life science execs lead new company to big fundraising roundThe day that Athena Countouriotis,...
Vernor Vinge, visionary sci-fi author who helped foretell the rise of internet and AI, dies in La Jolla at 79
Vernor Vinge, the San Diego State University professor whose award-winning science fiction novels helped foretell...
Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and other big pharmas are backing this San Diego biotech with $175M
A San Diego biotech is working on therapies that could tackle life-altering conditions, like autoimmune...
San Diego’s latest biotech, Contineum Therapeutics, files to go public
Contineum Therapeutics has filed to go public, becoming San Diego’s second biotech IPO of 2024.The...
This downtown San Diego life science building is now 50% leased with latest tenant
One San Diego building is filling up with biotechnology tenants as the push to make...
Magnitude 3.3 earthquake off the La Jolla coast briefly shakes San Diego County
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred 11 miles west-southwest of La Jolla at 1:09 p.m. Friday,...
Startup Boundless Bio files to go public – San Diego’s first life science IPO of 2024
Local life science startup Boundless Bio filed Wednesday to go public — the first San...
La Jolla Institute reports promising results in cancer vaccine. ‘I think it’s a real innovation.’
A yearslong effort to take the guesswork out of creating personalized cancer vaccines advanced significantly...
San Diego’s Dexcom gets first FDA clearance for an over-the-counter wearable continuous glucose monitor
San Diego device maker Dexcom has received the first FDA clearance for a continuous glucose...
248 miles above Earth, a University of San Diego graduate is about to experience life aboard the International Space Station
A University of San Diego graduate experienced the raw, wild sensation of space travel late...
Salk Institute delays building $250 million sci-tech center by 3 years
SAN DIEGO — The Salk Institute in La Jolla has unexpectedly decided to delay construction of a...
Scripps Oceanography helps discover new species of tropical fish in Mexico’s wondrous Revillagigedo Archipelago
A colorful and previously unknown species of tropical fish has been discovered off Mexico's Pacific...
Head to the beach at night: Enchanting neon-blue light is flashing in the surf from bioluminescent plankton
The nighttime surf at many San Diego County beaches is once again flashing pretty neon-blue...
Soon they’ll orbit the moon. First, these astronauts are working with the San Diego-based Navy team who’ll welcome them back to Earth.
The NASA-led crew that's scheduled to fly around the moon next year will hold a...
Salk Nobel laureate Roger Guillemin, whose insights helped lead to better ways to fight disease, dies at 100
Roger Guillemin, whose insights about brain hormones broadly helped lead to better ways to fight...
SDSU breaks ground on a new lab in the Imperial Valley, and a new push in its research boom
San Diego State University broke ground Friday on the Imperial Valley Sciences and Engineering Laboratories...
UCSD graduate earns astronaut wings and could be named to NASA’s lunar missions
UC San Diego graduate Deniz Burnham has finished two years of basic training as a...
Salk Institute’s Ron Evans wins coveted Japan Prize for groundbreaking insights into human health
Ronald Evans, the Salk Institute biologist whose insights about hormones have helped scientists develop more...
Get wrapped up in the ‘ebb and flow’ of art centering the wonders of kelp at UC San Diego exhibit
There’s something about freediving into the giant kelp forests off the local coastline that elicits...
3.4 earthquake near Borrego Springs jostles parts of San Diego County
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred at 9:44 a.m. Saturday roughly 9 miles east-northeast of Borrego...
Scripps researchers’ surprising find scanning the ocean floor: Thousands of WWII-era munitions and whale skeletons
New research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has revealed numerous discarded World War II-era...
Frozen Zoo makes breakthrough for critically endangered species with dozens of baby sea stars
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced its reproductive sciences team has made a...
International Air and Space Hall of Fame fundraiser
The International Air & Space Hall of Fame Gala was held recently at the San...
The truth about sleep trackers’ capabilities
Shawn McCall, 48, a personal trainer in Waterford, Mich., started tracking his sleep almost six...
Human genome pioneer J. Craig Venter’s tales of his seafaring adventures are thrilling. His new book about them is less so
In between bites of eggs Benedict, genome guru Craig Venter paused recently to share a...
The ‘rainmaker’ who took UCSD’s engineering school to new heights, in everything from chip design to flying taxis, is retiring
Albert Pisano, who has raised nearly $400 million as dean of engineering at UC San...
Sickle cell treatment created with gene editing gets approval in U.K.
Regulators in Britain have approved the first treatment derived from CRISPR, the revolutionary gene-editing method....
Don Walsh, San Diego naval officer who led historic dive to the ocean’s deepest chasm, dies at 92
Don Walsh, the San Diego naval officer who squeezed into a tiny submersible with scientist...
Sorry, Oxford and Yale. When it comes to influential scientists, you lag far behind UC San Diego, a relative newcomer
UC San Diego has 71 of the most widely-cited researchers in science, medicine, engineering and...