What role might heat play in causing rocks to fall? Scientists look for an answer.
Alexander Fox
January 2, 2018 •
Two Almost Identical Lupines Live in the Same Place. One is Rare, One Not. Why?
June 28, 2017 •
A new journal article tries to answer an ecological mystery at Point Reyes.
The 2015-2016 El Niño Erased Hundreds of Feet of California’s Beaches
April 3, 2017 •
A report from the US Geological Survey shows how the powerful 2016-2016 El Niño reshaped the California coast.
Rainbow Trout Return to Orinda After Half-Century Away
April 3, 2017 •
Trout stopped swimming upstream from San Pablo Reservoir after the construction of a small dam in the 1960s. But when storms and workers cleared debris from the dam, the trout swam past.
New Science Helps Understand Redwood Ghosts
January 1, 2017 •
Albino redwood trees, first documented in 1866, have been a mystery for as long as we’ve known they were out there.