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Scripps Researchers Decode the Ocean’s Chemical Language
How do most organisms in the natural world communicate? According to researchers who study the ocean, it’s through the language of chemistry. At Scripps Institution of Oceanography, marine biologists Bradley Moore and Natalie Grayson explore how ocean life uses molecules as a kind of language—chemical cues that can shape what organisms do and how they…
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Our Impact on the Earth
“Mother Nature is not happy right now and she’s trying to tell us, in many ways,” says Kimberly Prather, Professor of Climate, Atmospheric Science, and Physical Oceanography at UC San Diego. New weather patterns and events are causing concern but how do we know these changes are caused by human activity? Climate scientists are looking…