The Living Seas Gallery at Birch Aquarium transforms a traditional aquarium visit into an immersive exploration of the Pacific Ocean. The interior design creates a sense of discovery through organic f...

From measuring and weighing to collecting blood samples for analysis, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego's Veterinary and Animal Care Teams recently completed annual wellness exams for the aquarium's stingray residents...

A Rare Repeat for a Weedy Seadragon at Birch Aquarium

La Jolla, CA (July 16, 2026)—Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is excited to announce The Axolotl’s Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote, an expansion of the popular Imagin...

Last Friday night, more than 500 community members packed into Birch Aquarium at Scripps to dance, shimmy and shake off their environmental woes, while also discovering ways to advance climate solutio...

As part of our mission to connect understanding to protecting our ocean planet, Birch Aquarium's K-12 education program invites more than 41,000 students annually to explore ocean, Earth, and atmosphe...

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<em>Imagine Wild: Mountain Yellow-legged Frog</em> highlights decades of collaborative conservation efforts to bring these frogs back to the wild and also represents a significant step forward in sust...

From uncovering the mysteries of the Red Octopus settlement to celebrating milestones in penguin chick care and reintroducing endangered frogs into the wild, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego continues to showcase the...

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating a historic milestone in cephalopod care with the successful settlement of more than 15 Red Octopuses (Octopus rubes...