New research suggests that powerful star explosions, called supernovae, may have caused at least two mass extinctions in ...
The ichthyologist Dr. Carl Hubbs arrived at Scripps in 1944, and he separated the biological collections into the marine vertebrates and invertebrates. In 1951 the T.W. Vaughan Aquarium-Museum was ...
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
Oil and dispersed oil are toxic to marine invertebrates like corals, lobsters, crabs, oysters, clams, zooplankton, starfish and sand-dwelling organisms. As with fish, it’s impossible to tally how many ...
The Marine Invertebrates gallery is closed from 10.00-15.30 every other Tuesday. The space is being used for our Adventure Babies event. The gallery may be closed on an irregular basis for other ...
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
Thousands of never-before-seen microbe species have been found in the deepest point of the world's oceans, the Mariana Trench ...
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography Benthic Invertebrate Collection (SIO-BIC) is an active research repository housing 71,000+ lots, representing 1,000,000+ specimens and 7,600+ species from ...