Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former California Coastal Commissioner (from 2006-2013) Steve Blank will give the commencement speech at the UC Santa Cruz Rachel Carson College on June 15, with stories about what he calls when “truth and justice faced money … Read more
Eric Simons
Scientists Discover a New Coral Species Off San Francisco, and There Might be More
As technology and seafloor maps improve, a new picture of California’s undersea life emerges
The Importance of Having Insects
A number of sensational new papers warn of a global insect die-off. Has the apocalypse arrived in Northern California?
What Do You Do About the Insect Apocalypse?
Scientists sound the alarm about free-falling insect populations. What can you do about it?
Meet a Butterfly Illustrator and His Three-Year Project to Paint the Gossamer Wings
Liam O’Brien went from Broadway actor to butterfly observer … and then some.
Letter from the Bay Nature Editors: Another Kind of Ecosystem
There’s a Bay Area ecosystem that’s never been mentioned in the pages of Bay Nature. It is small and easy to overlook, and after several decades of a changing climate, it now exists only in isolated pockets in the Bay … Read more
How the Government Shutdown is Bringing Out the Best in (most) People in Bay Area National Parks and Public Lands
The shutdown has resulted in messy parks. But in every crisis there’s an opportunity.
What the National Climate Assessment Means for the Bay Area
We’re living the climate change, and what’s coming is more of the same, just worse.
Will It Ever Rain Again? The Models Say “Whoa”
The emotional toll of drought and climate anxiety, as expressed in animated GIFs on a weather discussion blog.
Not Just a Pretty Face — the Banana Slug is One of the Weirdest Animals On Earth
The banana slugs: a fascinating group from an evolutionary standpoint, and a very very unusual one from a human viewpoint.