"California’s Central Coast region, including Monterey Bay, has a Mediterranean climate characterized by mild, wet winters ...

I’m drawn from my bed at dawn, lured by something deep and impossible to ignore – an evolutionary impulse, perhaps – to the ...

Looking for the best things to do in San Francisco and the Bay Area this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and ...

With camera gear in hand—a 100-400mm telephoto lens, a telescope, and a set of binoculars—we prepared ourselves for a journey ...

The first school district police officer to confront the gunman who stormed the Santa Fe High School campus in May 2018 has been denied a federal benefit. The denial comes after retired officer John ...

Tucked behind Davenport’s agricultural fields along Highway 1, the federal government has been working with locals to design and carve out 17 miles of hiking trails as part of Santa Cruz County’s own ...

Shutterstock Explore California’s Ecological Wonders California sits along major animal migration paths and has many protected areas where countless species live in their natural homes. Whether you ...

Thursday’s storms followed two days of heavy snow and freezing rain in a swath of the eastern U.S. stretching from Kentucky to Washington, D.C., that caused hundreds of traffic accidents, knocked out ...

According to Cornell’s “All About Birds,” American crows are familiar over much of the North American continent. While they ...

Though many believe that the trees are sycamores, retired Santa Cruz city arborist Ray Sherrod confirmed that the trees are London planes, one of the most frequently planted trees in California.

Santa Cruz County officials say the worst rain hit Tuesday evening, but crews were well-prepared. Crews have been working to keep all storm drains and ditch lines clear. With rain coming in overnight ...

Scientists discovered that the red stigmas in wind-pollinated trees accumulate anthocyanin, the same compounds that are revealed in autumn leaves after green chlorophyll production slows down and ...