California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

New information on the Audubon’s 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count shows there were more citizen birdwatchers who saw more ...

He’s trying to ‘fill the holes’ of research on a peninsula better known for its beaches and marine life, and to help build a bridge to science for children.

A blue-gray gnatcatcher flits from branch to branch. Greg Miller, Jon Dunn and Bettina Eastman led a birding stroll on the ...

Snakes may not be known for wagging tails or greeting their owners at the door, but some species are thought to be ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in California using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited ...

From the scale of danger posed by wind turbines to the actual price of installing home solar panels, here are the facts you ...

Diehard Comox Valley naturalists traded champagne and party hats for toques and binoculars before hitting the decks of the Salish Orca to search for seabirds this New Year’s Eve.

Cal Academy scientists described 72 new species in 2025, including a Galápagos heron and a new sunflower genus.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at what's behind a new ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs, and ...