Strong, healthy and newly weaned from her mom on February 18, the plump elephant seal pup on the beach at Año Nuevo State ...

The proposed new Solano city will need an environmental impact report. We reviewed all 616 pages of public comments on what that report should include ...

It's a lot of pressure to put on young people to have to sue their government for the right to a livable planet,” says Maya Williams.

“It's a lot of pressure to put on young people to have to sue their government for the right to a livable planet,” says Maya Williams.

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King tides over 7 feet are coming to the Bay Area Jan. 21-22, 2023—and lucky for us, they’re happening at a reasonable time to go out and see them. Here’s... Longtime birder and Alameda local Rick ...

A crow funeral can happen at any time. Farmers bear witness after shooting unwanted crows in their fields. Powerline workers see them should an unlucky bird zap itself and drop. Occasionally, the ...

A long belt of high marsh called Strip Marsh East protects troubled SR 37 from erosion and flooding. If the highway is raised, restored marsh can also protect its fellow marshes to the north. It’s ...

Spiders — and their webs — hold a special place in our cultural mythology. Tattered webbing is a feature of any horror flick, an icon of the evil that is lurking about with the spiders themselves ...

The monkeyface eel, widely considered ugly-yet-delicious, makes its home on the rocky coast. It is the elusive object of affection -- and livelihood -- for a small band of dedicated fishermen. (Photo ...

The Pan American Highway runs through the Sechura Desert in Peru, one of the driest places on Earth -- except when El Niño arrives. (Photo by A. Duarte, Flickr Creative Commons) A low-hanging, densely ...