14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (310+ words) Elegant terns arrive in big numbers at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco. Royal. Sandwich. Caspian. Elegant. These are the colorful names for different species of terns, some of San Francisco Bay’s most graceful seabirds. A wave of elegant terns — identifiable…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (757+ words) Bison at Hart Park as seen on Aug. 19, 2026. That’s by design. The park’s founder, William S. Hart, and even Walt Disney himself, would have wanted it that way. “Our animals all live really long lives because they just love living…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1431+ words) Biocrusts both produce and reinforce soils, creating the foundation upon which everything else grows. It was well above 90 degrees the day I followed scientists out across the Needles district in Canyonlands National Park. As we stepped off the road, I…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (366+ words) UC Berkeley researchers show algae survive inside lysosome-like symbiosomes, revealing mechanisms that could inform coral-bleaching interventions. A UC Berkeley team says it has finally nailed down how microscopic algae first moved into animal cells, a twist that reshapes the origin…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (736+ words) Tenerife Weekly News A Fallen Dragon: The Specimen at San Francisco Cemetery in Los Realejos to be Replaced The Los Realejos Town Council will plant a new dragon tree in the location where the iconic specimen of the San Francisco…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (351+ words) FILE: A view of the beach in San Clemente, Calif., where birders have been scouring for a rare sight. A mysterious seabird swooping over the waters off San Clemente in recent weeks has wowed local birders. This species has likely…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (965+ words) But the longest-running Pacific Crest Trail closure, a 3.5-mile section in Angeles National Forest that’s been closed for over 20 years, isn’t the result of fires or floods or heavy snow. It’s to protect a tiny endangered frog. The 1.5- to 3-inch-long…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (411+ words) FILE: Tortoiseshell butterfly pictured at close range. Exceptional. Magical. Healing. Santa Cruz area residents seemingly cannot stop posting positive adjectives about the unexpected wave of butterflies flooding their region. On Mother’s Day, the thick blanket of orange and brown butterflies…...

4+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (1120+ words) At Keys View in Joshua National Park, a sign warns visitors about bees. On a Saturday morning in mid-April, driving into Joshua Tree National Park’s Ryan Campground, the scenery was striking: Giant, rounded boulders. Scurrying lizards. Spiky cholla cactus, shrubby…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (520+ words) Malibu Creek Watershed Coordinator Melina Watts helps hikers through Topanga Creek during a tour of the canyon on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. Before the Pacific Coast Highway, before Malibu and before multimillion-dollar beachfront homes, Topanga Creek flowed freely down through the Santa…...