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The Countdown is on for Birch Aquarium’s Living Seas
New exhibition opens May 22 with new habitats and immersive experiences
Birch Aquarium’s Renner Wins Inclusive Excellence Award
Renner honored for her contributions to diversity, equal opportunity and affirmative action
Happy National Student Employment Week!
Get to know some UC San Diego students making waves at Birch Aquarium
Caring for Penguin Chicks
Birch Aquarium celebrates another successful hatch season, welcoming three Little Blue Penguin chicks.
Birch Aquarium Leaps Into Frog Conservation
The aquarium joins collaborative effort to save the endangered Mountain Yellow-legged Frog.
Birch Aquarium Welcomes Animal Ambassadors
These animals play a key role in conservation outreach and education.
March of the Meatloaf
Help Birch Aquarium win Penguins International’s 2025 March of the Penguin Madness Tournament
Make a splash with Birch Aquarium’s Summer Camps!
The popular summer camps promote ocean exploration, science and adventure.
PST ART Climate Impact Report: Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen at Birch Aquarium
Embodied Pacific is a distributed, multi-sited exhibition with seven locations on and around the University of California San Diego campus, one site of which is Birch Aquarium at Scripps.
Lecture Series Highlights Art & Science
2025 Perspectives on Ocean Science Lectures to spotlight Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen exhibition
First-ever Indigenous Ocean Day at Birch Aquarium
A celebration of Indigenous people and ocean culture brought together local communities
Ocean-Loved Gifts, Staff-Approved Picks
Birch Aquarium’s Favorite Holiday Gift Recommendations from Our Team
Birch Aquarium Makes Moves from Hall of Fishes to Living Seas
New exhibition Living Seas is set to open next year with expanded habitats and upgraded life-support systems
The Best Exotic Seahorse Hotel
Birch Aquarium unveils underwater "Seahorse Hotel” to highlight ongoing seahorse conservation efforts.
Adventure Outdoors During King Tides With Birch Aquarium
King Tides offer opportunities to learn about sea levels and intertidal habitats
Birch Aquarium at Scripps and Oceanside Museum of Art Announce Membership Trade to Support PST ART Exhibitions in November
From November 1 - 30, OMA and Birch Aquarium Members will receive reciprocal membership access to PST ART: Art & Science Collide Exhibitions ‘Transformative Currents’ and ‘Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen’
Halloween Aglow Lights Up Birch Aquarium
Halloween Aglow illuminates the wonders of the ocean after dark with family friendly fun
Embodied Pacific: Ocean Unseen at Birch Aquarium Merges Science and Art
Exhibition opening in October as part of Getty’s PST ART: Art and Science Collide initiative
Birch Aquarium Announces New Guest Experiences for Fall
Riveropolis, the Coral Classroom and a Laughing Kookaburra to wow guests while Living Seas is being built.