We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

A seven-year study of California's soupfin sharks by San Diego researchers has revealed the first conclusive case in the animal kingdom of triennial philopatry -- meaning the sharks return to the same ...

The new Netflix show “All the Sharks” drew competitors from all over the world, but a member of the championship team came from La Jolla. “All the Sharks” invited four teams of two members each to ...

For some, encountering a shark during a dive in the ocean might seem like a worst-case scenario. But for others, including Scripps Institution of Oceanography postdoctoral scholar Brendan Talwar, ...

To help kick off its “Shark Summer” activities, Birch Aquarium in La Jolla hosted a pop-up science night July 10, inviting visitors to learn about sharks through interactive installations, meeting ...

GAZE FAR OUT INTO THE OCEAN, as far as the horizon can take you, and begin to think about what animals might be below the surface. Sure, your thoughts may alight first on something like the seahorse, ...

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