Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

Long-term monitoring isn’t sexy,” says one source. But this data is how we know what is happening to the planet.

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 ...

Ever picked up a piece of sandstone or Monterey shale at the beach and found a hole through it? “Witch stones” may have the look of magical amulets, but they’re actually the life’s work of a ...

Bay Nature Talk: Sunflower Sea Star Join Bay Nature Magazine and Cal Academy marine biologists and experts Riah Evin and Elora López-Nandam for a virtual talk about sunflower sea stars on Wednesday, ...

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Spiders create ideal traps with their webs. This is a guide to some of the most common types of spider webs.

Photo by Scott Doniger Stewardship After Decades Away, River Otters Make a Triumphant Return to the Bay Area Scientists and volunteers track a remarkable return, and study how to keep it going ...