As another strong El Niño exits the Pacific, researchers look to marine life to tell us what’s happening.
The Ocean
Fall Issue 2024
Fall 2024 Editors’ Letter: A Deep Dive
One way we work toward a more sustainable relationship with the ocean is to establish a culture that feels connected to the ocean, and a culture that has the opportunity to look closely, to explore, and to understand.
Latest Stories
The Public’s Reaction to Otter Reintroduction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife invited coastal communities to comment on otters in Northern California and here’s what they learned.
Biodiversity
College Student Discovers 11 New Species of Predatory Worms in Bodega Bay
How little we know about the biodiversity of marine invertebrates.
Summer Issue 2024
Sailing the Salt Line
Carquinez Strait is where Sierra snow meets the San Francisco Bay, but the line of engagement between fresh and salt water is always moving.
Spring Issue 2024
Local Heroes 2024: Katharyn Boyer, Environmental Educator
At the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, students are learning alongside scientists like Boyer how to save our shorelines.
Wild Billions
Mud-Starved Wetlands Get a Meal, At Last
With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the Bay’s wetlands are finally getting some precious muck. Why have we been dumping it offshore?
Wild Billions
Make Way for Eelgrass: Dilapidated, Unsafe, Toxic Old Pier to Be Removed at Last
East Bay Regional Park District is primed to remove the creosote-treated wood of Richmond’s Ferry Point Pier this year after two years of delays.
Latest Stories
The Storied Bolinas Marine Laboratory Is Reborn
Nearly two decades after it was shuttered, advocates and researchers are hoping to reopen the field station where community college students were once involved in the marine sciences.
Latest Stories
Why Thousands of Octopuses Are Snuggled Up Against a Deep-Sea Heater
Off the California coast, these creatures are getting an evolutionary edge.
