Scripps Researchers Part of Team that Completes Mollusk Evolutionary Tree
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 27 October 2011
Scripps and Brown researchers built the most complete evolutionary tree of mollusks, linking rare deep-sea monoplacophorans to cephalopods and revealing a single origin for shelled mollusks using genome-level data.
Keywords: mollusks, phylogeny, monoplacophora, cephalopods, Scripps, evolution, genomics
Good News: Researcher to Discuss Success Stories in Ocean Conservation
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 December 2011
Birch Aquarium hosts marine scientist Nancy Knowlton to share reasons for ocean optimism and highlight discoveries from the Census of Marine Life. A booksigning for Citizens of the Sea will follow the lecture.
Keywords: Nancy Knowlton, ocean optimism, marine biodiversity, Census of Marine Life, book signing
Research Highlight: Report: Geoengineering Plans Must Account for Ecosystem Impacts
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 December 2011
Geoengineering is gaining legitimacy, but scientists like Lynn Russell and Margaret Leinen stress the need to understand its ecological impacts. A Scripps-led workshop highlights unknowns, especially effects on ecosystems from aerosol-based sunlight reflection.
Keywords: cloud research, stratospheric sulfate injection
