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Pyrosomes: underwater UFO strikes a nerve cord
San Diego’s Northern Channel Islands
A salty pretzel but hold the mustard
Holy cow! A cattle egret lands at La Jolla Shores
Scripps research vessel realizes biofuel milestone__Part 2
Backstabbed marine flatworms take no offense
Brown booby birds wing it to SoCal_Sydney’s Ocean Log
Seahorses are four animals in one
Western grebe: On saving a wild life_Sydney's Ocean Log
Trigger happy_Sydney’s Ocean Log
Reflections on a painted cave_Sydney's Ocean Log
Western gulls: My little chickadees_Sydney's Ocean Log
Summer Roe-mance_Sydney's Ocean Log
Fireworks in the sea_Sydney's Ocean Log
Hatchetfish not cut out for coastal living_Sydney's Ocean Log
Scripps research on biofuels motors close to home__Part 1
From grief to artificial Wheeler North Reef
Sea foam: More than just my personal bubble bath_Sydney's Ocean Log
The scoop on pinniped poop
Facing facts about castoff microplastics in the ocean
No bone of contention for whale worms
U.S.–Japan space out for watery mission
Ancient mariner navigates to La Jolla_Sydney's Ocean Log
Drysuits: Outer wear for inner space astronauts
Seabird that’s something to crow about_Sydney's Ocean Log
Mysterious variation on snail theme
Sealed behind a lens
A leisurely dog-paddle through the kelp paddies_Sydney's Ocean Log
Greater protection hits the spot for leopard sharks
Traveling bell jelly takes the red eye
An urchin after my own heart
There is a season — Tern! Tern! Tern!
Octopus arms not evenhanded
Seals and sea lions guard human health
Damsels dress for success and excess
A shining example of red algae
How do fish drink water, anyway?
Moon snail 'unphased' by own fancy footwork
Sea urchins have teeth with superpowers
Find the hidden octopi
Sea slug a vision without rose-colored glasses
Commentary: The Scripps Library---Legacy or lost forever?
Humans can learn from piscine parenting
Variety is the spice of underwater life
Chestnut cowrie has polished reputation
Blade runner stalks rocky reefs
Beaches are canvases for fine-grain sand art
Better things come in small packages
Crab chronicles: Still-life moments of a La Jolla Shores crustacean
Sand crabs really dig La Jolla Shores beach
Ocean sunfish are ahead of their time
Sailors strand at La Jolla Shores
Viewpoint: It’s a mixed bag for the future of our ocean’s health
Medusafish seeks protection amid serpent’s potent coils
San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve an ocean wonderland
When jellies collide and barnacles hitch a ride
Introducing the first-ever National Ocean Policy
Moon walking at La Jolla Shores
A little dab’ll do ya off the Shores
Finding coffee beans a perk for divers
West Coast governors’agree on ocean health
Boring clams are and are not
Rainbows span spectra from sky to shining sea
The straight scoop on kelp curlers
Pelican lives sometimes too brief
Worm architects build seaworthy sandcastles with own ‘glue’
Papa pipefish protects and purloins young
Surf and low tides deliver surprises to sandy beach explorers
When tides ebb, go with the flow to a tide pool
For polyclad worm, sex and swordplay are synonymous
Jaws 2: not the sequel but moray eel sci-fi
Reversing the tide of ocean species pillage
On safari for the king of the underwater jungle
Broadcasting from somewhere out in the submarine canyon
Painted greenlings full of surprises, bar none
Brooding anemones are fecund, not in a funk
Ocean coughs up tarballs at the Shores
Sarcastic fringehead is 95 percent temper, 5 percent fish
No bump on a log but a log with bumps
Plastic is not always fantastic
Wringing technology from marine sponges
Single-celled organisms turn sand green
Some schools are always in session
Underwater sound: a busy boiler factory
See, hear, speak no evil— but maybe not
Green grow the grasses beneath the waves
Ready, set: dive into 2009 and learn
Blood worms draw all types at La Jolla Shores
Limpets
Pier review: Remains of the day at La Jolla Shores
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Archive: February 2012
An urchin after my own heart
February 22, 2012
There is a season — Tern! Tern! Tern!
February 8, 2012
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