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Scientists to Assess Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Control Efforts

Unmanned aerial vehicles will measure emissions of soot

Scientist Warns of Mass Extinctions and 'Rise of Slime'

New report warns that human threats are pushing marine ecosystems to the brink

What is...A Night in the Spotlight?

Scripps Oceanography gets its own category on TV game show 'Jeopardy!'

New Study Sets High Economic Value on Mexican Mangroves

Mangrove destruction comes with monetary as well as ecological cost

Fully Updated Climate Change Book by Scripps Researcher Now Available

2007 IPCC Report, Latest Climate Science Analyzed

EXPLORATIONS FEATURE OF THE MONTH: Our First Sip of Seawater

Scripps researchers race to make desalination eco-friendly while there's still time

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  • The 40 Under 40 Class of 2009: Environment Conscious
    San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - Sep 2, 2008
    Environments fascinate Sri Lanka-born Lihini Aluwihare, 36, an assistant professor of marine chemistry at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
  • Cloud-Sniffing Drones Soar Over Asia
    ABC News - Aug 30, 2008
    Guiding a small squadron of robotic aircraft and fielding a network of ground stations, scientists from the United States, China, and South Korea this summer are putting vast plumes of Asian air pollution under some of the most exhaustive scrutiny ever.

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