Each year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also...

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography make robots that monitor the world’s oceans. Federal funding for the program is about to end.

Applications due October 1

Monterey County residents can enjoy free admission to the Aquarium Sept. 8–20, 2026!

MBARI interns participate in hands-on ocean research, experiencing careers in marine science, engineering, and education firsthand and helping transform ocean exploration.

Internship programs at MBARI and the California Academy of Sciences provide undergraduate students with hands-on research experience. Last month, MBARI hosted the Academy’s research interns to learn a...

The Center for Scientific Integrity is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the 2026 Ctrl-Z Award. Named for the universal keyboard shortcut for “undo,” the Ctrl-Z Award this year honors a junio...

The United States has led the world in observing the oceans — but cuts and threats of cuts have researchers worried it is no longer a reliable partner.

Earlier this month, a team of researchers from MBARI and the Monterey Bay Aquarium completed a five-day expedition to Guide Seamount and Ascension Canyon offshore of Central California. Some of the an...

The ghost shark is an ancient relative of sharks and rays that uses keen senses to find food on the deep seafloor.

Climate scientist Jorge Sarmiento was Princeton's George J. Magee Professor of Geoscience and Geological Engineering, Emeritus, and a professor of geosciences, emeritus.

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a unique species of marine plankton that feeds on other plankton, including the...

This week, Bay Area music collective Fractals of Sound featured MBARI’s recordings of whale songs and other underwater sounds in a special sound bath at San Francisco’s historic Grace Cathedral for Ea...

The Trump administration on Friday told several scientists on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) board that they were terminated from their roles, The Washington Post reported. The White…

Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has inspired populist movements globally, could not overcome the growing dissatisfaction of his own citizens.

Péter Magyar’s Tisza party was projected to win 136 out of 199 seats, giving it a two-thirds majority

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New research led by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has found that nitrogen cycling in marine oxygen-deficient zones is far more dynamic than previo...

Ctenopalooza Ctwo – a meeting of those interested in ctenophores About the meeting The past decade has seen remarkable advances in our understanding of these fascinating animals—spanning genomics, cel...

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