SAN DIEGO — Surfers who paddle out with a new “Smartfin,” under development at UC San Diego this summer, can turn that day’s session into a research opportunity. The school’s newsmagazine highlighted ...

Surfers love spending time on the water. Ocean temperatures are changing. These are two inescapable truths that scientists connected into a citizen science project. They designed surfboard fins with ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New data shows the last seven years were the warmest on record for our planet. “We understand the greenhouse effect really well. We put more greenhouse gases into the ...

With the rising tide of citizen science, UC San Diego engineers have developed a fin-shaped surfboard attachment that enables them to harness the popularity of surfing to further scientific research.

A recent Surfrider chapter meeting in the garden of the Karl Strauss Brewery in San Diego offered a taste of science as a pairing with the brews on tap. The quarterly meeting of surfers featured an ...

Surfers conduct scientific research while surfing. Seriously. And it’s a valuable contribution. Coastal communities are most affected by climate change. The problem is strong waves make it difficult ...

Surfers are becoming citizen scientists by attaching fins to their boards that collect data from the ocean. The Smartfin is fitted with a GPS, a circuit board, a Bluetooth chip, a rechargeable battery ...