Alex Fox

2 weeks ago | today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood

Researchers uncover the genetic blueprint for coral chemicals with anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties Published Date June 13, 2025 Article Content Some corals produce chemicals called diterpenoids that have shown promise in fighting cancer and reducing inflammation, but researchers have been unable to study the chemicals in depth. The problem is that the chemicals are produced in tiny amounts by slow-growing and uncommon corals, making it environmentally destructive and impractical...

2 weeks ago | today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood

Published Date June 10, 2025 Article Content Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to ‘hear’ the impacts of a marine heatwave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years of ocean sounds recorded off the coast of Southern California. The recordings, collected between 2008 and 2023, allowed researchers to hear whales moving north in response to a marine heatwave that began in 2014 as well as the massive decrease in noise...

1 month ago | today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood

The substance improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces Published Date May 14, 2025 Article Content Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by “smelling” chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a gel using nano-particles that slowly release some...

Feb 13, 2025 | today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood

Article Content El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the Southwestern United States, respectively. In 2023, however, a La Niña year proved extremely wet in the Southwest instead of dry.

Nov 15, 2024 | today.ucsd.edu | Alex Fox |Lauren Wood

Published Date November 15, 2024 Article Content New research co-authored by Duncan Watson-Parris of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute finds that industrial pollution in Earth’s colder latitudes decreases cloud cover by increasing snowfall in the surrounding area. The study, published yesterday in Science, suggests that by reducing cloud cover near industrial facilities in colder parts of the world, industrial pollution can lessen the...