On the Rocks, with a Pup
If you're looking for northern elephant seals, there is no place better to visit than Ano Nuevo State Reserve, home to the world's largest mainland breeding colony.
Science and Nature
Tule Fog
In between winter storms, the coast is clear, but the Central Valley can be socked in with thick fog. Find out why.
Gray Whale Migration
Now is the time to see gray whales migrating along the California coast and maybe even appearing inside the Bay.
New Google Earth: Going Underwater and Back in Time
At the California Academy on Sciences on February 2, Google announced a new version of Google Earth that holds tremendous promise for conservationists worldwide, and no shortage of data on...
Steelhead Spawning
Steelhead are coming to spawn in a stream near you. If you're lucky, you may see some making their way upstream.
Native Species Put the Art in BART
On a typical walk through a BART station, it’s hard to ignore the advertisements covering the available wall space. But a few ads are most striking in their mystery: A...
Brown Pelicans, Victims of Extreme Weather
Recently, people have been finding debilitated, or even dead, brown pelicans up and down the West Coast. Initially baffled, scientists now believe the birds' expanding range clashed with an unusually...
Raptor Rapture
The Marin Headlands is justifiably renowned as a great place to see raptors. But did you know that the world’s highest density of breeding golden eagles is found near Altamont...
Letter from the Publisher
Our planet is a dynamic place, always changing. That’s a given. Some 100 million years ago, most of the rocks under the Bay Area were beneath the ocean somewhere near...
Oil Spill CSI
The 2007 oil spill in San Francisco Bay may be bad news for herring.
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